shrubbery [shruhb-uh-ree] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for shrubbery on Thesaurus.com noun, plural shrub·ber·ies.
Origin of shrubbery First recorded in 1740–50; shrub1 + -ery Related Words for shrubbery underbrush, hedge, scrub, brush Examples from the Web for shrubbery Contemporary Examples of shrubbery
It sits on a modest plot overgrown with wild grasses and shrubbery.
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Historical Examples of shrubbery
She had to go on tiptoe through the shrubbery and out through the church yard.
E. Nesbit
Oh, how stately the hollyhocks towered on the borders of the shrubbery!
George MacDonald
The moon was low in the west and a little breeze was now stirring the shrubbery.
Joseph C. Lincoln
He led me across the lawn to the seat in the shrubbery that almost faced my windows.
Hall Caine
“Excellent,” said Trenchard, and led the way through the shrubbery to the orchard.
Rafael Sabatini
British Dictionary definitions for shrubbery shrubbery noun plural -beries
- a place where a number of shrubs are planted
- shrubs collectively
Word Origin and History for shrubbery n.
1748, “place where shrubs are planted,” from shrub + -ery. As “shrubs collectively,” from 1777.