heg

Definitions of heg
  1. noun
    a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
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    types:
    erfbeplanting, houtsingel, windscherm, windsingel
    hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
    type of:
    afrastering, afscheiding, draaierij, heining, hek, hekwerk, omheining, omrastering, planket, schutting
    a barrier that serves to enclose an area
  2. noun
    a dense growth of bushes
    synonyms: bosje, bosschage, haagbos, vulhout
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    types:
    rietveld
    a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)
    ondergroei
    the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
    bodembedekking, ondergroei
    small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
    type of:
    flora, gewas, planteleven, plantengroei, plantenleven, plantenrijk, plantenwereld, vegetatie
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
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