Privet
Privet , noun
[Compare Scot. privie, Prov. English prim-print, primwort. Probably for primet, and perh. named from being cut and trimmed. See, Prim, a., and compare Prime to prune, Prim, n., Prie, n.]
(Botany) An ornamental European shrub (Ligustrum vulgare), much used in hedges; -- called also prim.
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Egyptian privet , See Lawsonia.
Evergreen privet , a plant of the genus Rhamnus. See Alatern.
Mock privet , 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.