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undergrowth vs ground cover

ground cover vs undergrowth

undergrowth and ground cover both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
undergrowth Yes No No No
ground cover Yes No No No
As nouns, ground cover is a hyponym of undergrowth; that is, ground cover is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than undergrowth:
  • undergrowth: the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
  • ground cover: small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
Other hyponyms of undergrowth include groundcover.
undergrowth (noun) ground cover (noun)
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
Difference between undergrowth and ground cover

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