Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shrubbery

/ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
shrub-bery
IPA
/ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

Shrubs collectively.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Inflected Forms

shrubberies (plural)

Derived Forms

shrubberied undershrubbery

Rhymes With

rubbery

Questions

How do you pronounce shrubbery?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/.
What does shrubbery mean?
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.
Where does shrubbery come from?
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.

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