- groundcover, ground cover - low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
--1 is a kind of vegetation, flora
--1 has particulars:rupturewort, Hernaria glabra; whitlowwort; pearlwort, pearlweed, pearl-weed; baby's tears, baby tears, Helxine soleirolia, Soleirolia soleirolii - groundcover, ground cover - small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
--2 is a kind of underbrush, undergrowth, underwood