undergrowth

• Nom désignant une couche dense de petits arbres, d'arbustes, de fougères et d'autres plantes poussant sous les grands arbres d'une forêt ou d'un bois.

A noun referring to the dense layer of small trees, bushes, ferns, and other plants growing beneath the taller trees in a wood or forest.

indénombrable

1. Forest vegetation layerB2formal

   The dense layer of small trees, bushes, ferns, and other plants that grow beneath the canopy of taller trees in a woodland or forest.

   sous-bois

   • The hiker pushed through the thick undergrowth to find the trail.
   • Many small animals make their homes in the forest undergrowth.
   • Sunlight rarely reaches the undergrowth of a dense rainforest.

   Synonymesbrushbrushwoodscrubunderbrush