shrubbery

shrubbery [shruhb-uh-ree] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for shrubbery on Thesaurus.com noun, plural shrub·ber·ies.

1. a planting of shrubs: He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.
2. shrubs collectively.

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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Lizzie Crocker

September 10, 2014

Historical Examples of shrubbery

She had to go on tiptoe through the shrubbery and out through the church yard.

The Incomplete Amorist

E. Nesbit

Oh, how stately the hollyhocks towered on the borders of the shrubbery!

Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood

George MacDonald

The moon was low in the west and a little breeze was now stirring the shrubbery.

The Rise of Roscoe Paine

Joseph C. Lincoln

He led me across the lawn to the seat in the shrubbery that almost faced my windows.

The Woman Thou Gavest Me

Hall Caine

“Excellent,” said Trenchard, and led the way through the shrubbery to the orchard.

Mistress Wilding

Rafael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for shrubbery shrubbery noun plural -beries

1. a place where a number of shrubs are planted
2. shrubs collectively

Word Origin and History for shrubbery n.

1748, “place where shrubs are planted,” from shrub + -ery. As “shrubs collectively,” from 1777.