Crossword clues for groundcover
The Collaborative International Dictionary
groundcover \ground"cov`er\, ground cover \ground" cov`er\n.
low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow.
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small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor.
Syn: ground cover, undergrowth.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of ground cover English)
WordNet
n. low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow [syn: ground cover]
small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor [syn: ground cover]
Wikipedia
Groundcover or ground cover is any plant that grows over an area of ground. Groundcover provides protection of the topsoil from erosion and drought.
In an ecosystem, the ground cover forms the layer of vegetation below the shrub layer known as the herbaceous layer. The most widespread ground covers are grasses of various types.
In ecology, groundcover is a difficult subject to address because it is known by several different names and is classified several different ways. The term groundcover could also be referring to “the herbaceous layer,” “regenerative layer “ground flora” or even "step over."
In agriculture, ground cover refers to anything that lies on top of the soil and protects it from erosion and inhibits weeds. It can be anything from a low layer of grasses to a plastic material. The term ground cover can also specifically refer to landscaping fabric which is like a breathable tarp that allows water and gas exchange.
In gardening jargon, however, the term "groundcover" refers to plants that are used in place of weeds and improves appearance by concealing bare earth.
Usage examples of "groundcover".
Underbrush was scantier, and trees larger, than near Sybil Brown's cottage, and the mossy groundcover, which had been cheerfully sprinkled with dogwood and saxifrage near the wizard's castle, began more and more to sprout mugwort, lousewort, fly-specked orchia, skunk cabbage, wax flowers and the deceptively demure pink bell-like blossoms of poisonous bog rosemary.
Dewdrops sparkled on the glossy leaves of the gardenias, and a maze garden of carefully trimmed yews and azaleas beckoned to them, but Uhura deliberately kept them out in the open, amid the groundcovers and low-growing flowerbeds, so that Zetha could see they were not being followed.