godan verb (-tsu), intransitive verb
stand in clusters; grow thickly together
Describes plants such as bamboo, pines, or pampas grass growing densely and standing all around. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
山の斜面に竹が群れ立っている。
Bamboo stands in clusters on the mountain slope.
ススキが野原に群れ立ち、秋の
Pampas grass grew thickly in the field, swaying in the autumn wind.