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Webster 1913 Edition

Privet

Priv′et

,
Noun.
[Cf. Scot.
privie
, Prov. E.
prim-print
,
primwort
. Prob. for
primet
, and perh. named from being cut and trimmed. See,
Prim
,
Adj.
, and cf.
Prime
to prune,
Prim
, n.,
Prie
,
Noun.
]
(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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Privet

PRIV'ET

,
Noun.
A plant of the genus Ligustrum. The evergreen privet is of the genus Rhamnus. Mock privet is of the genus Phillyrea.

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