Definition of groundcover Groundcover

We found 4 definitions of groundcover from 3 different sources.

What does groundcover mean?

Noun Plural: groundcovers
groundcover - low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
		ground cover
		botany, flora, vegetation the branch of biology that studies plants
		hernaria glabra, rupturewort common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures
		whitlowwort any of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leaves; widespread throughout warm regions of both Old and New Worlds; formerly thought to cure whitlows (suppurative infections around a fingernail)
		pearl-weed, pearlweed, pearlwort any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls
groundcover - small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
		ground cover