privet

/ˈprɪvɪt/

/ˈprɪvɪt/

Other forms: privets

Definitions of privet

1. noun

   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
   types:

   Amur privet, Ligustrum amurense

   eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage

   Ligustrum ibolium, ibolium privet, ibota privet

   fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium

   Japanese privet, Ligustrum japonicum

   evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet

   Chinese privet, Ligustrum lucidum, white wax tree

   erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet

   Ligustrum obtusifolium

   small deciduous shrub having graceful arching branches and luxuriant foliage

   California privet, Ligustrum ovalifolium

   semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet

   Ligustrum vulgare, common privet

   deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems