ground cover

noun

Something, particularly plants, which overlays an area of land. May refer to plants specifically grown to prevent erosion of an area.

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Meanings

nounground cover (plural ground covers)

plural ground covers · alternative groundcover

  1. Something, particularly plants, which overlays an area of land. May refer to plants specifically grown to prevent erosion of an area.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlow-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow

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groundcover
Broader
vegetationflorabotany

nounsmall plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor

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groundcover
Broader
underbrushundergrowthunderwood

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 覆蓋植物 /覆盖植物, 地被植物
  • 覆蓋植物 /覆盖植物 (fùgài zhíwù)something that overlays land
  • 地被植物something that overlays land
Danish bunddække
  • bunddækkesomething that overlays land
Dutch bodembedekker
  • bodembedekkersomething that overlays land
Estonian alustaimestu
  • alustaimestusomething that overlays land
Finnish maanpeitekasvi, maanpeittokasvi
  • maanpeitekasvisomething that overlays land
  • maanpeittokasvisomething that overlays land
  • nurmenvastikesomething that overlays land
French couvre-sol
  • couvre-solsomething that overlays land
German Bodendecker
  • Bodendeckersomething that overlays land
Polish runo leśne
  • runo leśnesomething that overlays land
Cite this entry
APA

ground cover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20cover

MLA

“ground cover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20cover. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ground cover,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ground%20cover.

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