noun
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a place where a number of shrubs are planted
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shrubs collectively
Etymology
Origin of shrubbery
Example Sentences
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He showed them some shrubbery and Mary went to look, telling the other women she saw a slope in front of her.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
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 • Feb. 25, 2025
People love to have shrubbery and trees near their homes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025
Police arrested him after noticing the tip of a rifle poking through shrubbery a few hundred yards away from Trump who was inside the golf course.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024
Somewhere near, a passing bell was tolling; the dogs all round the neighbourhood were howling; and in our shrubbery, seemingly just outside, a nightingale was singing.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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