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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Hanna McNeila, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
More: Feel the rush of the mush in frigid photos of Greenland dog sledding
A Secret Service agent helped stop a second assassination attempt by spotting a man with a rifle hiding in shrubbery near Trump's golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Somehow a small shrubbery seems to be moving in a very non-shrubbery way, reminding Elsbeth of her duck-hunting dad, who wore a head-to-toe camouflage getup called a ghillie suit.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Prosecutors say Routh methodically plotted to kill Trump for weeks before aiming a rifle through the shrubbery as Trump played golf at his West Palm Beach country club on Sept. 15.
—Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Shrubbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrubbery. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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