ground cover
noun
1
: the small plants on a forest floor except young trees
2
a
: a planting of low plants (such as ivy) that covers the ground in place of turf
b
: a plant adapted for use as ground cover
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Use verbena as ground cover or as fillers in container gardens.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
Trees offer building materials and fuel and act as windbreaks to keep soil in place for agriculture, and in Nebraska, the lack of ground cover was detrimental, according to the foundation.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
Trees offer building materials and fuel and act as windbreaks to keep soil in place for agriculture, and in Nebraska, the lack of ground cover was detrimental, according to the foundation.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for ground cover
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“Ground cover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20cover. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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