privet en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹɪv.ɪt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Unknown origin, but possibly connected to prime.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum.
Slowly she turned round and faced towards a neat white bungalow, set some way back from the path behind a low hedge of golden privet. No light showed, but someone there was playing the piano. The strange elusiveness of the soft, insistent melody seemed to draw her forward.
1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 1, in The Subtle Minotaur:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| privets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Amur River privet · evergreen privet · ibota privet · Egyptian privet · Amur privet · wild privet · privet hawk moth · mock privet · California privet · ibolium privet · glossy privet · pipe privet · European privet · Cheyenne privet · oval-leaved privet · common privet · Chinese privet · swampprivet · Japanese privet · waxleaf privet
Translations (50)
cy prifet (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · ga pribhéad (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · rm liguster (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · gl fiafeira (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · sh зи̏молез (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · gl filseira (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · mi whangewhange (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · sh zȉmolez (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · it ligustro (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · de Liguster (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · es ligustro (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · pt alfeneiro (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · es aligustre (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · mi hangehange (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · de Rainweide (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · el λιγούστρο (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · pl ligustr (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · hy կիպրոս (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · la ligustrum (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · cy yswydd (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · cs ptačí zob (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · sq ligustër (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · sh лигу̀струм (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · ja イボタノキ (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · sh kàlina (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · cmn 女貞 /女贞 (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · ca troana (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · nl liguster (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · mi hengahenga (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · hu fagyal (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · mi pāpā (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · gl tilseira (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · sq voshtër (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · gl alfaneiro (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · fr troène (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · mi piriweti (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · hy սրնգենի (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · xdq кьацӏи́кӏне (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · fi likusteri (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · ro lemn-câinesc (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · mi pāpāhenga (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · sh ка̀лина (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · ru бирючи́на (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · es alheña (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · sh ligùstrum (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · gl fiaza (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · bg птиче грозде (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · mi pāhengahenga (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · ca olivereta (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum) · tr kurtbağrı (Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum)