hedgerow

American  

[hej-roh] / ˈhɛdʒˌroʊ /

noun

1. a row of bushes or trees forming a hedge.

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hedgerow British  

/ ˈhɛdʒˌrəʊ /

noun

1. a hedge of shrubs or low trees growing along a bank, esp one bordering a field or lane

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Etymology

Origin of hedgerow

before 950; Middle English; Old English heggerewe. See hedge, row ¹

Example Sentences

"As a national policy, we're trying to expand hedgerows in this country, and this will tell us where there are gaps in the hedgerow network that we could fill in."

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

"Still about a minute left," said the drone's pilot, 46-year-old Soliara, before silence fell over their control van, full of screens and cables and concealed in a hedgerow in the northwest Kharkiv region.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2023

On the Big Island, volcanic rock pebbles crunched underfoot as Lomberg wandered down a curving hedgerow marked “Orion arm” to a leaf adorned with a plastic jewel that represents our solar system.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2023

“He is in a completely unique position to change how so many people eat every day,” said Alice Waters, the California restaurateur and agricultural reformer, whom Charles once taught to weave a hedgerow.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023

We watched the hedgerow and waited for pheasants to show their speckled tails.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Related Words

• fence
• shrubbery