Privet

n.

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(Bot.) An ornamental European shrub (Ligustrum vulgare), much used in hedges; - called also prim. Egyptian privet See Lawsonia. Evergreen privet a plant of the genus Rhamnus. See Alatern. Mock privet any one of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Phillyrea. They are from the Mediterranean region, and have been much cultivated for hedges and for fancifully clipped shrubberies.

Noun

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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 hedges

Amur privet, bush, California privet, Chinese privet, common privet, genus Ligustrum, ibolium privet, ibota privet, Japanese privet, Ligustrum, Ligustrum amurense, Ligustrum ibolium, Ligustrum japonicum, Ligustrum lucidum, Ligustrum obtusifolium, Ligustrum ovalifolium, Ligustrum vulgare, shrub, white wax tree