Definitions
a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
Word origin
From Middle English heggerowe, heggerewe, heggerawe, from Old English *heċġrāw, *heċġrǣw (attested only as Old English heġerǣwe, heġerēwe (“hedgerow”)), equivalent to hedge + row.
Used in a sentence
“He had a suit of summer mufti, and a broad-brimmed blue beaver hat looped with leaves broken from the hedgerows in the lanes, and a Leander scarf tucked full of flowers: loosestrife, meadowrue, orchis, ragged-robin.”
“If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now, it's just a spring clean for the may queen”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Shrub fence line”8 letters
02“Living fence”8 letters
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