'ground cover' definitions:
Definition of 'ground cover'
(from WordNet)
noun
Low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow [syn: groundcover, ground cover]
noun
Small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor [syn: groundcover, ground cover]
Definition of 'ground cover'
From: GCIDE
- groundcover \ground"cov`er\, ground cover \ground" cov`er\n.
- 1. low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor.
- Syn: ground cover, undergrowth. [WordNet 1.5]