Quickset


[kwik-set] /ˈkwɪkˌsɛt/

noun, Chiefly British.
1.
a plant or cutting, especially of hawthorn, to grow, as in a hedge.
2.
such plants collectively.
3.
a hedge of such plants.
adjective
4.
formed of quickset, or of growing plants.
/ˈkwɪkˌsɛt/
noun
1.

2.
a hedge composed of such plants
adjective
3.
composed of such plants
adj.

“formed of living plants,” 1530s, from quick (adj.) + set (v.).

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