privet
English Thesaurus
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 (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | bush, shrub, |
| definition | : | a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | japanese privet, ligustrum japonicum, |
| definition | : | evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | chinese privet, ligustrum lucidum, white wax tree, |
| definition | : | erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | ligustrum obtusifolium, |
| definition | : | small deciduous shrub having graceful arching branches and luxuriant foliage (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | california privet, ligustrum ovalifolium, |
| definition | : | semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet (noun.plant) |
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