noun
Meaning 1
A row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hedge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fence, fencing
Narrower terms: privet hedge, windbreak, shelterbelt
History
From Middle English heggerowe, heggerewe, heggerawe, from Old English *heċġrāw, *heċġrǣw (attested only as Old English heġerǣwe, heġerēwe (“hedgerow”)), equivalent to hedge + row.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.