evergreen privet

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evergreen privet - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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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.
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