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Noun: privet  pri-vit
  1. 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

Derived forms: privets

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: genus Ligustrum, Ligustrum

Encyclopedia: Privet