shrubbery

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/ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/

noun

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”

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Meanings

nounshrubbery (plural shrubberies)

plural shrubberies

  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

    3 more examples

    trim the shrubbery

    garden shrubbery

    The path was lined with thick shrubbery.

  2. Shrubs collectively.

Origin

From shrub + -ery.

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Translations

Bulgarian жив плет, храсталак
  • жив плет (živ plet)planting of shrubs
  • храсталак (hrastalak)shrubs collectively
Chinese Mandarin 灌木園 /灌木园, 灌木叢 /灌木丛
  • 灌木園 /灌木园planting of shrubs
  • 灌木叢 /灌木丛 (guànmùcóng)shrubs collectively
Czech křoví, křoviny
  • křovíshrubs collectively
  • křovinyshrubs collectively
Finnish pensaikko, pensaskasvillisuus
  • pensaikkoplanting of shrubs
  • pensaskasvillisuusshrubs collectively
  • pensaikkoshrubs collectively
French fruticée
  • fruticéeplanting of shrubs
German Strauchwerk, Gesträuch
  • Strauchwerkshrubs collectively
  • Gesträuchshrubs collectively
Polish krzewina, chruśniak
  • krzewinaplanting of shrubs
  • chruśniakplanting of shrubs
  • zaroślashrubs collectively
Russian насаждения кустарника
  • насаждения кустарника (nasaždenija kustarnika)planting of shrubs
Spanish matorral
  • matorralplanting of shrubs
Swedish buskage
  • buskageplanting of shrubs
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APA

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“shrubbery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrubbery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrubbery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrubbery.

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