GROUND COVER


Meaning of GROUND COVER in English

1. the herbaceous plants and low shrubs in a forest, considered as a whole.

2. any of a variety of low-growing or trailing plants used to cover the ground in areas where grass is difficult to grow, as in dense shade or on steep slopes.

Also, groundcover .

[ 1895-1900 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .