: a row of shrubs or trees enclosing or separating fields
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At both spatial scales, forested landscapes had the highest share of deciduous forests and the greatest connectivity of forest patches, hedgerows, and large groups of trees, whereas non-forested landscapes had a relatively large proportion of arable lands and the greatest vineyard-forest distances.—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 Slight aromas of gorse and hedgerow in this 15.5% alcohol Cannonau wine that ages in 500 liter tonneau for a year.—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 Towering hedgerows of beech trees sprouting through ancient stones periodically engulfed our car, threatening the paint job and protruding elbows.—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025 Syrupy aromas that include a spring hedgerow and its fruit of wild strawberries, as well as black currant juice.—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hedgerow
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hedgerow was
before the 12th century
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