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privet

15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. privet (noun)
  2. privet andromeda (noun)
  3. privet borer (noun)
  4. privet hawk (noun)
  5. privet honeysuckle (noun)
  6. privet mite (noun)
  7. Amur privet (noun)
  8. California privet (noun)
  9. common privet (noun)
  10. Egyptian privet (noun)
  11. ibolium privet (noun)
  12. Japanese privet (noun)
  13. regel's privet (noun)
  14. swamp privet (noun)
  15. wax privet (noun)

priv·et

noun \ˈpri-vət\

Definition of PRIVET

: a Eurasian deciduous shrub (Ligustrum vulgare) of the olive family with semievergreen leaves and small white flowers that is widely used for hedges; broadly : any of various shrubs of the same genus
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Origin of PRIVET

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1542

Rhymes with PRIVET

civet, divot, pivot, rivet, swivet, trivet

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