privet
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈprɪvɪt/
:
aligustre
- There came a fall of rain so slight that he hardly noticed it until he saw privet hedges around the Carntyne gardens glittering under the street lamps.
- privet hedge
Examples
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From these original plants came all of the privet hedges in the southeastern United States.
Academic text (2015) -
It was right here and there was a huge privet hedge around the whole thing.
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After removing red-tip photinias and privet, Robison and Fuller started their project with good soil.
Blog text (1) -
In the early days, she planted red geraniums in the bedroom windows, crocuses and pansies under the privet hedges, and gladioli bulbs by the front wall.
Fiction book (2001) -
The three men then traveled to Truman's rustic beach house, tucked away behind scrub pine, privet hedges, and hydrangea, on six acres, in Sagaponack.
Blog text (27) -
The garden was beautifully enclosed by a tall privet hedge that provided privacy and shelter.
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In many neighborhoods, people plant privet to create a neat and attractive boundary between gardens.
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The privet in our yard bloomed with small white flowers that attracted many butterflies.
Synonyms
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9.6
A shrub or small tree used as a hedge, known as privet
A small bush with dense leaves often used to make hedges
A bush often grown for hedges with dark leaves, white flowers, and berries
An evergreen bush with small dark leaves and white flowers in loose groups often used for hedges
An evergreen shrub with small dark leaves and loose white flowers often used for hedges
An evergreen tree or large shrub with shiny leaves and clusters of white flowers
An evergreen shrub or small tree with pointed leaves and white flowers often grown in gardens
A small bush with arching branches and dense green leaves used for hedges
A shrub from East Asia with thick evergreen leaves used for hedges
A shrub from eastern Asia used for hedges that keeps its leaves in winter
A partly evergreen shrub often used for hedges that stays green most of the year but has smelly flowers
A fast-growing bush with dense leaves that gardeners use to make privacy hedges
A fast-growing bush often planted to make dense hedges
Compounds
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3.5
A row of privet bushes planted close together to make a living fence for a garden
- Specialized
A partly evergreen shrub often used for hedges that stays green most of the year but has smelly flowers
An evergreen shrub or small tree with pointed leaves and white flowers often grown in gardens
- Specialized
A fast-growing bush with dense leaves that gardeners use to make privacy hedges
An evergreen bush with small dark leaves and white flowers in loose groups often used for hedges
Surface Forms
Etymology
Privet is easy to remember: a helpful way is to think of private ('private'), because a privet hedge makes a 'private' space or boundary around a garden. So a privet is the shrub people plant to make neat, private hedges.