shrubbery
pronunciation
How to pronounce shrubbery in British English: UK [ˈʃrʌbəri]
How to pronounce shrubbery in American English: US [ˈʃrʌbəri]
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- Noun:
- an area where a number of shrubs are planted
- a collection of shrubs growing together
Word Origin
- shrubbery (n.)
- 1748, "place where shrubs are planted," from shrub + -ery. As "shrubs collectively," from 1777.
Example
- 1. The above winter landscape of frosty trees and shrubbery is in denmark , a scandinavian country in northern europe .
- 2. As the obamas walked behind shrubbery and out of sight , the unscripted moment left reporters guessing where they were going .
- 3. In an early scene , toey leads nohng from the interview room to take him on a tour of the hospital , only for the camera to leave the characters to instead focus on the shrubbery that surrounds the hospital .