English > privet: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | 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. |
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| Member of | Ligustrum, genus Ligustrum | genus of Old World shrubs |
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| Narrower | Amur privet, Ligustrum amurense | Eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage |
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| California privet, Ligustrum ovalifolium | semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers |
| Chinese privet, white wax tree, Ligustrum lucidum | Erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles |
| Japanese privet, Ligustrum japonicum | evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles |
| Ligustrum obtusifolium | small deciduous shrub having graceful arching branches and luxuriant foliage |
| common privet, Ligustrum vulgare | deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges |
| ibolium privet, ibota privet, Ligustrum ibolium | fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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| Spanish | alheña, aligustre, ligustro, ligustrum |
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| Catalan | alheña, ligustrum, troana |
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