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Definition of underbrush noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

underbrush

noun
 
/ˈʌndəbrʌʃ/
 
/ˈʌndərbrʌʃ/
(North American English)
(also undergrowth British English, North American English)
[uncountable]
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  1. a mass of bushes and plants that grow close together under trees in woods and forests
    • In some places, the dense underbrush becomes so thick that it's nearly impassable.
    • The government wants to clear underbrush near populated areas.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dense
    • thick
    • tangled
    verb + underbrush
    • clear
    • clear away
    • clear out
    preposition
    • underbrush  of
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