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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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Light jazz played from unseen speakers in a grassy landscape ribboned with walkways and dotted with drought-tolerant shrubbery.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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

Starting out in Igneada, in the north of the country, he walked along a slippery, uneven trail for half a day, through dense forest and sharp shrubbery in the direction of Bulgaria.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

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

I did not want to miss a moment of this escapade, so I pressed in close to my aunt as we crept along the path beside the shrubbery.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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