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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Prosecutors say Routh methodically plotted to kill Mr. Trump — then a presidential candidate — for weeks before aiming a rifle through the shrubbery as Mr. Trump played golf on Sept. 15, 2024, at his West Palm Beach country club.
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CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
Relative humidity values will be between 10-15%, resulting in dry fuels like wildland vegetation (grasses, shrubbery) rapidly drying.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
The community is pocked by large, unruly trees and overgrown shrubbery where residents see coyotes, bobcats and once even a panther.
—Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
The former Probation Department lot offers a hideaway bounded by Crenshaw and Obama boulevards and the Expo Line and is sealed off from a row of apartment buildings to its west by a tall wall and shrubbery.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
Relative humidity values will be between 10-15%, resulting in dry fuels like wildland vegetation (grasses, shrubbery) rapidly drying.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
The community is pocked by large, unruly trees and overgrown shrubbery where residents see coyotes, bobcats and once even a panther.
—Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
The former Probation Department lot offers a hideaway bounded by Crenshaw and Obama boulevards and the Expo Line and is sealed off from a row of apartment buildings to its west by a tall wall and shrubbery.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Shrubbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrubbery. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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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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