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 Definitions of privet  [ˈprɪv ɪt]  

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Definition of 'privet' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) privet
any deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, of the olive family, esp. L. vulgare, having small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.

Etymology:  (1535–45; orig. uncert.)

Definition of 'privet' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) 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


Definition of 'privet' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) privet
an ornamental European shrub (Ligustrum vulgare), much used in hedges; -- called also prim



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