privet


Definition: Meaning of, privet in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈprɪvɪt /

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privet privets
[uncountable]
  1. a bush with leaves that stay green all year, often grown to form a HEDGE
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privet used in phrases

  • Amur privet (noun)
    1. eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage
  • California privet (noun)
    1. semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet
  • Chinese privet (noun)
    1. erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet
  • Japanese privet (noun)
    1. evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet
  • common privet (noun)
    1. deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges
  • ibolium privet (noun)
    1. fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium
  • ibota privet (noun)
    1. fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium
  • mock privet (noun)
    1. evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits
  • privet andromeda (noun)
    1. deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers
  • privet hedge (noun)
    1. hedge of privet plants
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