the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > planted, cultivated, or valued > hedge or hedgerow > of living plants > plant forming (7)
As a count noun: a single cutting or young plant, esp. of hawthorn, usually taken or grown for making hedges.
As a count noun: a single hedging plant, esp. a hawthorn, esp. as a young plant, cutting, or seedling. Cf. quickset, n.1 1a.