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shrubbery

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English shrub Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English shrubbery From shrub + -ery.

  1. A planting of shrubs; a wide border to a garden where shrubs are thickly planted; or a similar larger area with a path winding through it.

    dense shrubbery

    trim the shrubbery

  2. Shrubs collectively.