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

The shrub, which has been politely described as humble or nondescript, is best located behind borders or woven into a mixed hedgerow.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

"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

It seemed as if he would never come to the top of the field and the hedgerow separating it from the forest beyond.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

Related Words

• fence
• shrubbery