ground-hugging

1. 1.

   of plants that grow relatively low to the ground

   Synonymslow-growingflat-growing

   Similarlow

Questions about ground-hugging

What does ground-hugging mean?

ground-hugging means "of plants that grow relatively low to the ground".

How many syllables are in ground-hugging?

ground-hugging has 3 syllables: ground--hug-ging. The stress falls on "ground-".

What is another word for ground-hugging?

Close synonyms include low-growing, flat-growing. 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.