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| dahoon |
an evergreen shrub or low tree that bears red berries and is grown in the southeastern United States as a hedge. |
| fence |
to avoid giving a straightforward answer; hedge. [1/5 definitions] |
| hedge |
to enclose or mark off as with a boundary such as a hedge (usu. fol. by "in"). [1/5 definitions] |
| hedgerow |
a row of bushes or shrubs that forms a hedge or boundary. |
| privet |
a shrub of European origin having evergreen leaves and bearing small white flowers, often cultivated as hedge. |
| windbreak |
a hedge, fence, row of trees, or the like that serves as a shelter from the wind. |
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