privet

(privit)

noun

any of a genus (Ligustrum) of shrubs or trees of the olive family, with bluish-black berries and spikes of white flowers, often grown for hedges; esp., the (L. vulgare)

Origin: < ?

See privet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.

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