What does hedgerow mean?
Hedgerow means A row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge..
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/ˈhɛd͡ʒɹəʊ/ · noun
A row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge..
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
The original ditches were created by digging trenches, as boundaries and/or irrigation. But to the English, the ditch is the trench. Whereas in Ireland, the ditch is the raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top. (As for the trench, where I come from that’s a sheugh).
In fact, a railway lined with hedgerows and shrubs would be perfect for reliability and biodiversity. Hawthorn, for example, can take a good cut and grow back strongly, while still providing shelter for creatures and acting as a natural fence line.
Use hedgerow when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hedgerow means A row of closely planted bushes or trees forming a hedge..
Common synonyms include hedge.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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