HyperDic: japanese_privet

English > 1 sense of the expression *Japanese privet*:
NOUN	plant	Japanese privet, Ligustrum japonicum	evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles

English > *Japanese privet*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet.
Synonym	Ligustrum japonicum
Broader	privet	Any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries