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n. Any of several shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare or L. ovalifolium, having opposite leaves and clusters of white flowers and widely used for hedges.

n. Any of several similar or related plants.

n. Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum.

n. An ornamental European shrub (Ligustrum vulgare), much used in hedges; -- called also prim.

n. A shrub, Ligustrum vulgare, of the northern Old World, planted and somewhat naturalized in North America; the common or garden privet. The name extends also to the other members of the genus.

n. In the southern United States, a small oleaceous tree of wet grounds, Forestiera acuminata.

n. 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

"Much softer than the privet, which is so hard it should be used to build houses."

shrub    bush   

california privet    barren privet    mock privet    egyptian privet    japanese privet   

prim   

ligustrum ibolium    ligustrum obtusifolium    ligustrum ovalifolium    ligustrum japonicum    amur privet    common privet    california privet    ibolium privet    ibota privet    ligustrum lucidum   

hydrangea    barberry    wisteria    sweetbriar    zrilm    arbutus    briar    mandragora    dog-rose    quickset