Meaning Of The Word Privet

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privet
uncountable noun: Privet is a type of bush with small leaves that stay green all year round. It is often grown in gardens to form hedges.

privet in American English
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 common privet (L. vulgare)
noun: any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, esp. L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge

privet in British English
noun: any oleaceous shrub of the genus Ligustrum, esp L. vulgare or L. ovalifolium, having oval dark green leaves, white flowers, and purplish-black berries

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