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noun
A planting of shrubs; a wide border to a garden where shrubs are thickly planted; or a similar larger area with a path winding through it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Shrubs collectively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a collection of shrubs growing together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: vegetation, flora, botany
noun
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: area, country
History
Etymology tree English shrub Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English shrubbery From shrub + -ery.
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
