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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Privet  \Priv"et\,  n.  [Cf.  Scot.  privie,  Prov.  E.  prim-print, 
  primwort  Prob.  for  primet,  and  perh.  named  from  being  cut 
  and  trimmed.  See  {Prim},  a.,  and  cf  {Prime}  to  prune, 
  {Prim},  n.,  {Prie},  n.]  (Bot.) 
  An  ornamental  European  shrub  ({Ligustrum  vulgare}),  much  used 
  in  hedges;  --  called  also  {prim}. 
 
  {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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  privet 
  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 




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