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shrubbery

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

noun

plural

shrubberies

  1. a planting of shrubs.

    He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.

  2. shrubs 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

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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

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

Lines of thick shrubbery along Congress Avenue - the road on the right in the image below - would have given some cover to the suspect, if he had been hiding there.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024

“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

I couldn’t extract him from the shrubbery without pulling on him, and I didn’t want to touch him.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

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