flat-growing vs ground-hugging

flat-growing and ground-hugging both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flat-growing	No	Yes	No	No
ground-hugging	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, flat-growing and ground-hugging are synonyms defined as:

flat-growing and ground-hugging: of plants that grow relatively low to the ground

Other synonyms of flat-growing include low-growing.

flat-growing (adjective)	ground-hugging (adjective)
of plants that grow relatively low to the ground	of plants that grow relatively low to the ground