shrubbery

[ shruhb-uh-ree ]
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noun,plural shrub·ber·ies.
  1. a planting of shrubs: He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.

  2. shrubs collectively.

Origin of shrubbery

1
First recorded in 1740–50; shrub1 + -ery

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British Dictionary definitions for shrubbery

shrubbery

/ (ˈʃrʌbərɪ) /


nounplural -beries
  1. a place where a number of shrubs are planted

  2. shrubs collectively

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