shrubbery
noun
shrub·bery
ˈshrə-b(ə-)rē 
especially Southern ˈsrə-
plural shrubberies
: a planting or growth of shrubs
Examples of shrubbery in a Sentence
a patch of tangled shrubbery
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Spy chic entrepreneurial types sipping old-fashioneds on the green barstools beneath a canopy of shrubbery at the bar.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
However, if those paths are blocked by shrubbery or piles of leaves, the water backs up.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
At the center of the second image is a flight of stone steps, framed by a wall and some shrubbery in the foreground.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, a lot of the homes near Guthrie's residence are far from the street and are obscured by shrubbery, Siminoff said, so collecting video data of cars on the road might be hard in this case.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
However, if those paths are blocked by shrubbery or piles of leaves, the water backs up.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
At the center of the second image is a flight of stone steps, framed by a wall and some shrubbery in the foreground.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, a lot of the homes near Guthrie's residence are far from the street and are obscured by shrubbery, Siminoff said, so collecting video data of cars on the road might be hard in this case.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Shrubbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrubbery. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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shrubbery
noun
shrub·bery
ˈshrəb-(ə-)rē
plural shrubberies
: a group of shrubs or an area where shrubs are growing
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