ground cover 也作 ground.cov.er

ground-cover的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈgraundˌkʌvə]
KK音标发音： [ˈgraʊndˌkʌvɚ]

ground-cover的词性：
n.（名词）

1. Small plants other than saplings, such as mosses, ferns, grasses, and undershrubs, growing on a forest floor; undergrowth.
地被物，地被：森林中除幼龄乔木外的所有近地生长的小植物，如苔藓、蕨类、禾草、灌木和下层树丛；地被

2. A low-growing, dense growth of plants, such as a pachysandra or crown vetch, planted to prevent soil erosion in areas where turf is difficult or impossible to grow, as in deep shade or on a steep slope.
地被：为防止土地腐蚀而在草皮难以或不可能生长的地方，如阴影或陡坡处栽植的矮而浓密的植物，如富贵草属植物或多变小冠花

3. A plant used for such a growth.
用于此种用途的植物