ground cover

1. 1.

   low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow

   Synonymsgroundcover

   Broadervegetation

   Narrowerrupturewortwhitlowwortpearlwortbaby's tears
2. 2.

   small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor

   Synonymsgroundcover

   Broaderunderbrush

Questions about ground cover

What does ground cover mean?

ground cover means "low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for ground cover?

Close synonyms include groundcover, groundcover. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ground cover a common word?

ground cover is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.