groundcover (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *groundcover*:
NOUN	plant	groundcover, ground cover	low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
NOUN	plant	groundcover, ground cover	small plants other than saplings growing on a forest / forest floor

English > *groundcover*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow.
Synonym	ground cover
Narrower	baby's tears, baby tears, Helxine soleirolia, Soleirolia soleirolii	prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves
	pearlwort, pearlweed, pearl-weed	Any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls
	rupturewort, Hernaria glabra	Common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover
	whitlowwort	Any of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leaves
Broader	vegetation, flora, botany	All the plant life in a particular region or period

English > *groundcover*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	small plants other than saplings growing on a forest / forest floor.
Synonym	ground cover
Broader	underbrush, undergrowth, underwood	The brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest / forest
Spanish	algaida, maleza
Catalan	brolla, brossa, garriga

HyperDic: groundcover