hedgelike

Like dense bushes

Resembling a hedge in form or function—dense, barrier-like, or neatly trimmed into a linear mass: The hedgelike row of shrubs blocked the view from the street.

The comparison usually emphasizes thickness or the way plants grow together to form a wall.

shrub

privet

Shrub for formal hedges

  • boxwoodDense-grained ornamental shrub
  • yewToxic conifer, flexible timber
  • hollySpiny-leaved winter shrub

juniper · hawthorn · evergreen · topiary · laurel · hornbeam · beech · ligustrum · viburnum · spirea

dense

thicket

Dense shrub cluster

bushy · leafy · thick · compact · interwoven · matted · foliage · underbrush · brambles · intertwined

boundary

border

Outer edge or limit

perimeter · partition · fence · demarcation · screen · edging · windbreak · buffer · separation · limit

Opposites
plant growth form

hedgeliketreelike

Resembling woody perennials

arboreal · towering · vine-like · grasslike · herbaceous

density/openness

hedgelikesparse

Thinly scattered or distributed

open · airy · scattered · wispy · thin

shape/form regularity

hedgelikewild

Not domesticated or controlled

unruly · sprawling · untamed · irregular · natural

Family

like, likely, hedge, likeness, hedgehog, hedges, hedging, hedgerow, hedged

Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G