hedgerows
HEJ-rohz
Dense rows of shrubs and trees forming field boundaries — planted centuries ago, now among the richest wildlife corridors in settled landscapes. A hedgerow is a linear forest: songbirds, dormice, wildflowers, and insects compressed into a strip three feet wide.
Etymology
Old English: hecg (hedge) + rǣw (row). The oldest hedgerows in England date to the Anglo-Saxon period.
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