roughgrowth
nounUK /ˈrʌfɡrəʊθ/
US /ˈrʌfɡroʊθ/
Plants that grow in a wild, messy way without anyone taking care of them.
The old field was full of roughgrowth that the farmer never cut.
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2. A patch of ground covered with tangled, untidy plants.
We pushed through the roughgrowth to reach the river.
3. Quick, uneven growth that looks messy or unpolished.
The garden showed roughgrowth after weeks of rain and neglect.
4. Something that develops in a wild, uncontrolled way.
The city's roughgrowth of new buildings spread across the hills.