shrubbery
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈʃrʌbəri/
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seto
- The grasslands and shrubbery were excellent for grazing cattle and goats.
- trees and shrubbery
- lawns and shrubbery
So I hid in the in the in the shrubbery.
- So I hid in the in the in the shrubbery.
- And I started making my way into the woods and around the edges of any field, especially where we live, it's real thick because it's just shrubbery, Right?
- It's it just, it grasps you and you are stuck at the edge of your seat because you're reading about shrubbery.
- But if you, if black rhinos go extinct, the food that they eat, the shrubbery, the, the thorny bushes will overtake, you know, the ecosystem.
Examples
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In and out among the shrubbery, they followed the carefully planned route to the ivy-covered walls.
Fiction book (1996) -
Then you must bring it here beside this shrubbery.
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Birds were busy in the shrubbery, and the air gave promise of a warm summer day to come.
Fiction book (1991) -
Did the woman you saw fleeing pass anywhere near that shrubbery?
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You know you were seen by two of the maids talking to her in the shrubbery.
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A fat, white cat dodges into the shrubbery when he sees me.
Fiction book (1997) -
Something rustled in the shrubbery at the far side of the lawn.
Fiction book (1999) -
There were patches of shrubbery here and there, and not so much barrenness.
Fiction book (1992) -
Tanu spent most of his time alone with his flowers and shrubbery, trellises, and hedges.
Fiction book (2000) -
The garden featured a lovely shrubbery with colorful flowers planted alongside the paths.
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Etymology
Shrubbery comes from shrub meaning 'small bush' and the ending -ery meaning 'a place or group', like in bakery or nursery. So a shrubbery is a part of a garden where shrubs are grown together, often to make the garden look nice.