hedgerow

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a line of closely planted shrubs or small trees forming a boundary between fields, gardens, or roads

   They followed the hedgerow until it met a narrow lane beside the farm.

From Middle English heggerowe, ultimately a compound of hedge + row. Hedgerows have long served as living boundaries in the British landscape and also provide shelter and habitat for wildlife.

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