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shrubbery

[ shruhb-uh-ree ]

noun

plural shrubberies.
  1. a planting of shrubs: shrub:

    He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.

  2. shrubs shrub collectively.


shrubbery

/ ˈʃʌəɪ /

noun

  1. a place where a number of shrubs are planted
  2. shrubs collectively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shrubbery1

First recorded in 1740–50; shrub 1 + -ery
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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.

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People love to have shrubbery and trees near their homes.

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When hearing his voice, some attempt to reach through the shrubbery while others make a run for the back stairs in hopes of seeing him.

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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.

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Like, say, maintaining his X-rated shrubbery or reanimating dead flesh into a lumbering errand boy.

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