shrubbery

[ shruhb-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural shrub·ber·ies.

1. a planting of shrubs: shrub:

   He hit the croquet ball into the shrubbery.

2. shrubs shrub collectively.

shrubbery

/ ˈʃrʌbərɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of shrubbery¹

First recorded in 1740–50; shrub ¹ + -ery

Example Sentences

Like, say, maintaining his X-rated shrubbery or reanimating dead flesh into a lumbering errand boy.

From Salon

Police said the fire was approximately one square foot in size and was made up of garbage and shrubbery from the hospital.

From Los Angeles Times

Police arrested him after noticing the tip of a rifle poking through shrubbery a few hundred yards away from Trump who was inside the golf course.

From BBC

The man was spotted hiding in bushes near the golf course with the muzzle of a rifle sticking out through the shrubbery.

From BBC

In September, police arrested a man near Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla. They suspect that Ryan Routh intended to shoot the former president with an SKS rifle while hiding in the shrubbery lining the golf club.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• underbrush