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shrubbery
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shrub·ber·y  (shrb-r)
n. pl. shrub·ber·ies
A group or planting of shrubs.

shrubbery [ˈʃrʌbərɪ]
n pl -beries
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a place where a number of shrubs are planted
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) shrubs collectively

Shrubbery shrubs collectively, 1777; a plantation of shrubs.
Example: shrubbery of birch, oak, and alders, 1791.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shrubberyshrubbery - an area where a number of shrubs are planted
area, country - a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
2.shrubbery - a collection of shrubs growing together
botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Translations
shrubbery [ˈʃrʌbərɪ] Narbustos mpl
shrubbery [ˈʃrʌbəri] nmassif m d'arbustes
shrubbery
n (= shrub bed)Strauchrabatte f; (= shrubs)Büsche pl, → Sträucher pl, → Buschwerk nt; the ball got lost in the shrubberyder Ball ging im Gebüsch verloren
shrubbery [ˈʃrʌbərɪ] narbusti mpl
shrubbery [ˈʃrʌbərɪ] narbusti mpl


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