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A bush with a PR team, insisting it's landscaping, not just an overgrown weed.
means A planted arrangement of shrubs or bushes, especially one that's deliberately cultivated for ornamental or decorative purposes.
from Simply 'shrub' plus the suffix '-ery' (as in 'bakery' or 'nunnery'), which turns a thing into a place or collection of that thing. 'Shrub' itself traces back to Old English 'scrybb,' related to words for rough, scrubby vegetation. The word got an unexpected pop-culture boost from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, where the Knights Who Say Ni demand one — proof that even humble landscaping can achieve comedic immortality.
- knights demand
- Monty Python made it a sacred, absurd quest object
- etymology
- from shrub plus collective suffix, literally just bush collection
- property value
- well-placed shrubbery can boost curb appeal noticeably
- topiary cousin
- same plants, just with delusions of sculpture