shrubbery

[ shruhb-uh-ree ]

/ ˈʃrʌb ə ri /

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noun, plural shrub·ber·ies.

a planting of shrubs: He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.

shrubs collectively.

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Origin of shrubbery

First recorded in 1740–50; shrub¹ + -ery

Words nearby shrubbery

Shrove Monday, Shrove Sunday, Shrovetide, Shrove Tuesday, shrub, shrubbery, shrubby, shrubby cinquefoil, shrub layer, shrug, shrug off

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How to use shrubbery in a sentence

She has to leave the modest shack that her family calls home in Januiay, a farming town in the central Philippines, and head to an area of dense shrubbery, a 10-minute walk away.
The Philippines Still Hasn't Fully Reopened Its Schools Because of COVID-19. What Is This Doing to Children?|Chad de Guzman|December 2, 2021|Time
With the house gone, Jacobs plowed under the fruit trees and shrubbery that had created a neighborhood oasis.
He Tore Down Motels Where Poor Residents Lived During a Housing Crisis. City Leaders Did Nothing.|by Anjeanette Damon, photography by David Calvert, special to ProPublica|November 12, 2021|ProPublica
This lightweight trimmer is less than three pounds, with an ergonomic handle and powerful 1,200 RPM motor to shape and shear any shrubbery.
Best hedge trimmer: Keep your backyard tidy with these powerful clippers|Florie Korani|June 24, 2021|Popular-Science
Compared with bats clustering under a bridge or baboons grooming pals’ fur, even the most sociable female giraffes often look as if they just happen to be milling around feeding in the same shrubbery.
Having more friends may help female giraffes live longer|Susan Milius|February 25, 2021|Science News

It sits on a modest plot overgrown with wild grasses and shrubbery.
Gosta Peterson's Bohemian Rhapsody: Unpacking a Photographer's '60s Secrets|Lizzie Crocker|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They painted his house, maintained his yard, replaced the sod, installed artificial turf, and planted and moved shrubbery.
Hoover’s Secret Files|Ronald Kessler|August 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Kip broke away from the shrubbery and ran across the open lawn toward that point where the man lay on the ground.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
No plot of shrubbery or flower-garden broke the gray monotony of the place.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
She had lived twenty-five years up-stairs and down-stairs in that white house with the lilac shrubbery and low iron fence.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
The site which it occupied is now a public garden, diversified with shrubbery and flowers.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
He cannot use shrubbery and ornamental trees for this purpose, nor cut standing timber for this purpose.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles

British Dictionary definitions for shrubbery

shrubbery

/ (ˈʃrʌbərɪ) /

noun plural -beries

a place where a number of shrubs are planted

shrubs collectively

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