noun
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a place where a number of shrubs are planted
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shrubs collectively
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Etymology
Origin of shrubbery
Vocabulary lists containing shrubbery
Example Sentences
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Shrubbery has turned brown-gray; lawns are expanses of dried, cracked mud.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shrubbery loses its bright snow headgear and stands bare and frail, too undernourished to hide the drains it was intended to hide.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
‘Your name is John Lewis, and you are now living at The Shrubbery, Porthstone?’
From The Queen Against Owen by Upward, Allen
At the west edge of the island a sign said: "No One Allowed in the Shrubbery."
From Gigolo by Ferber, Edna
The Governor and his wife were expected to be present with their suite, and the house-party from the Shrubbery.
From Banked Fires by Savi, E. W. (Ethel Winifred)
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