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ground cover
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ground cover
a. dense low herbaceous plants and shrubs that grow over the surface of the ground, esp, in a forest, preventing soil erosion or, in a garden, stifling weeds
b. (as modifier): ground-cover plants

ground cover [′grau̇nd ‚kəv·ər]
(botany)
Prostrate or low plants that cover the ground instead of grass.
(forestry)
All forest plants except trees.


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Wintering birds need ample space and food, and low groundcover that allows them to spot predators.
Possibly the world's most famous garden flower, roses come in every imaginable form, from groundcovers less than a foot tall to ramblers that clamber up trees or power poles.
The larger pieces were later recycled as accent paving at the outdoor courts, the joints filled with either decomposed granite or groundcover planting.
 
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