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privet Definition

privet (priv′it)

noun

any of a genus (Ligustrum) of shrubs or trees of the olive family, with bluish-black berries and spikes of white flowers, often grown for hedges; esp., the common privet (L. vulgare)

Etymology: < ?

privet Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Depending on where you live, this could include privet.

Adjective modifier

  • wild: Hawthorn is the best hedge, followed by holly, yew and wild privet.
  • golden: The golden privet behind the seat in the garden was a real focal point.
  • green: You can normally buy green privet or golden privet and can sometimes also get silver privet.

Modifies a noun

  • hedge: She's trimming a bit of privet hedge & he is helping to clear up by looks of things.
  • bush: With plenty of privet bushes spaced between the conifer blocks it seemed a suitable candidate for running some lights.
  • hedging: Well stocked and tended gardens to three sides, patio lawn and borders, additional side garden with lawn, borders and privet hedging.
  • leave: Most of the time all they do is hang around, eat privet leaves and play hide and seek.

Noun used with modifier

  • garden: The larvae feed on wild and garden privet and saplings of Ash, Lilac and Guelder rose.