Privet

Word PRIVET
Character 6
Hyphenation priv et
Pronunciations /ˈpɹɪ.vɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Privet"

What do we mean by privet?

Any of various shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having opposite leaves and clusters of white flowers and widely used for hedges. noun

Any of several similar or related plants. noun

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. noun

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

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

See Lawsonia. noun

A plant of the genus Rhamnus. See Alatern. noun

Any one of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Phillyrea. They are from the Mediterranean region, and have been much cultivated for hedges and for fancifully clipped shrubberies. noun

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

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

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The word "privet" in example sentences

Much softer than the privet, which is so hard it should be used to build houses. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The solution to the high maintenence of the privet was a row of arborvitae behind and C. pisifera ‘Gold Mops’ in front of the large existing hedge. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Commonly it is not so tall, is always well clipped and is so civil to strangers that one would wish to see its like on every street front, though he might prefer to find it not so invariably of the one sort of growth -- a small, handsome privet, that is, which nevertheless fulfils its office with the perfection of a solid line of palace sentries. ❋ George Washington Cable (1884)

Few animals eat privet, which is one of the reasons the plant has been able to proliferate the South. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is known to botanists by the name Lawsonia alba or inermis, a kind of privet, which grows 6 or 8 feet high. ❋ M.G. Easton (1897)

Student activities from planting perennials to removing invasive plants such as privet and English ivy were under the direction of John Bodiford, senior horticulturalist at the garden. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Invasive plants, such as privet, will be removed and a pervious walkway will be installed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Oh ya the President of the USA attacking a "privet" American citizen. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Whatever the "privet" CO. contract was in 2007 irrelevant once AIG was bailed out. ❋ Unknown (2009)

# Davidon 26 Mar 2009 at 1: 00 pm that wat i was thinking so im gonn give her privet tutoer instead of class ❋ Unknown (2009)

Lena considered the sweet fragrance of San Francisco in March, when the hills of Marin and Oakland were greenest and the sea air mixed with the pungent flowering privet; she recalled those tawny afternoons of her childhood, when the sun cast its golden veil over the city. ❋ Carol Edgarian (2011)

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