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