hedgerow

noun

hedge·​row ˈhej-ˌrō How to pronounce hedgerow (audio)
: a row of shrubs or trees enclosing or separating fields

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This lonely hill was always dear to me, and this hedgerow, which cuts off the view of so much of the last horizon. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024 Every pocket of land is put to use, eliminating the hedgerows between parcels, according to a 2016 study by a team led by Peter Coates of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Western Ecological Research Center in Dixon. Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024 Amazing Mazes British designer Adrian Fisher has created hundreds of mazes around the work – works of art that tantalize and confound those who try to navigate through hedgerows, corn stalks, yew trees, or lights. David Morgan, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024 Aromas of climbing in a sappy tree as a kid, of grassy hedgerows in France in spring, of maple syrup, molasses, malt balls, lapsang souchong tea and orange juice—a sort of quixotic brew of rounded but novel aromas characteristic of coloroful Cadillac wines. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hedgerow 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hedgerow was before the 12th century

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“Hedgerow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedgerow. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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hedgerow

noun
hedge·​row -ˌrō How to pronounce hedgerow (audio)
: a row of shrubs or trees forming the boundary of or separating fields

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