shrubbery C2 Topic:Places & Geography US /ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #44461 Meanings 1 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. Dense shrubbery. 2 noun a collection of shrubs growing together 3 noun an area where a number of shrubs are planted 4 noun Shrubs collectively. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms shrubberiedundershrubbery Etymology From shrub + -ery. Topics Places & Geography Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # shrubbery **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 44461 ## Meanings 1. 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. 2. a collection of shrubs growing together 3. an area where a number of shrubs are planted 4. Shrubs collectively. ## Examples - Dense shrubbery. ## Derived Forms - shrubberied - undershrubbery ## Etymology From shrub + -ery. ## Topics - Places & Geography - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown