Found 2 items, similar to Ligustrum vulgare.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Ligustrum vulgare Ligustrum vulgare n : deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges [syn: common privet ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ligustrum vulgare Ligustrin \Li*gus"trin\ (l[-i]*g[u^]s"tr[i^]n), n. (Chem.) A bitter principle found in the bark of the privet (Ligustrum vulgare), and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a warm, bitter taste; -- called also ligustron. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]