the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow.
n. small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In forestry, all the small plants growing in a forest, except young trees: such as ferns, mosses, grasses, and weeds.
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n. low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
n. small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
n. small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
n. low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
Word Usage
"I am wracking my brain now trying to remember if I was experimenting with a new kind of groundcover last year because in one area that is what I seem to have - so much of this stuff that it's either a dastardly foe or a real winner."