noun
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a place where a number of shrubs are planted
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shrubs collectively
Etymology
Origin of shrubbery
Vocabulary lists containing shrubbery
Example Sentences
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Others put up fences and prickly shrubbery to deter loiterers.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025
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 • Aug. 7, 2025
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
“The golf course is surrounded by shrubbery. When someone gets into the shrubbery, they’re pretty much out of sight.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024
Then outside in the shrubbery I heard a sort of howl like a dog’s, but more fierce and deeper.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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