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shrubbery

American  
[shruhb-uh-ree] / ˈʃrʌb ə ri /

noun

PLURAL

shrubberies

  1. a planting of shrubs: shrub.

    He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.

  2. shrubs shrub collectively.

shrubbery British  
/ ˈʃrʌbərɪ /

noun

  1. a place where a number of shrubs are planted

  2. shrubs collectively

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Etymology

Origin of shrubbery

First recorded in 1740–50; shrub 1 + -ery

Example Sentences

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Others put up fences and prickly shrubbery to deter loiterers.

From Los Angeles Times

Both camps were concealed in undergrowth and shrubbery and he had also taken to shaving his head to change his appearance and evade police.

From BBC

He showed them some shrubbery and Mary went to look, telling the other women she saw a slope in front of her.

From BBC

He showed them some shrubbery and Mary, who went to look, "fell in a hole".

From BBC

She quickly sprayed down shrubbery she could reach, saw a neighbor on his roof doing the same, then grabbed her purse, and opened the door and gates so the fire department would have access.

From Los Angeles Times

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