undergrowth
shrubs and young trees beneath the main canopy of a forest, or the layer formed by these plants, above the understorey
en-GB/ˈʌndəɡɹəʊθ/
en-US/ˈʌndɚˌɡɹoʊθ/
shrubs and young trees beneath the main canopy of a forest, or the layer formed by these plants, above the understorey