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ground cover
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
ground cover
(noun)
ground cover
noun
plural
ground covers
ground cover
noun
plural
ground covers
Britannica Dictionary definition of GROUND COVER
[
count, noncount
]
:
a low plant or group of plants used in a garden to cover the ground
Ivy is often used as (a)
ground cover
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