priv·et (pr v t)n. 1. Any of several shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare or L. ovalifolium, having opposite leaves and clusters of white flowers and widely used for hedges. 2. Any of several similar or related plants. [Origin unknown.] |
privet [ˈprɪvɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
a. any oleaceous shrub of the genus Ligustrum, esp L. vulgare or L. ovalifolium, having oval dark green leaves, white flowers, and purplish-black berries
b. (as modifier) a privet hedge
[of unknown origin]
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| Noun | 1. |  privet - any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedgesgenus Ligustrum, Ligustrum - genus of Old World shrubs: privet Amur privet, Ligustrum amurense - eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage ibolium privet, ibota privet, Ligustrum ibolium - fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium Japanese privet, Ligustrum japonicum - evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet Chinese privet, Ligustrum lucidum, white wax tree - erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet Ligustrum obtusifolium - small deciduous shrub having graceful arching branches and luxuriant foliage California privet, Ligustrum ovalifolium - semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet common privet, Ligustrum vulgare - deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges |
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