Meanings
verbundergrow (third-person singular simple present undergrows, present participle undergrowing, simple past undergrew, past participle undergrown)
present singular third person undergrows · participle present undergrowing · past undergrew · participle past undergrown
- intransitiveTo grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or height.
- transitiveTo grow underneath.
Descending the side of the levee, he penetrated the rank density of weeds and willows that undergrew the trees until the river's edge, shouting Victor's name.
1910, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “(please specify the story)”, in Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, →OCLC
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undergrow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergrow.
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