privet
noun/ˈprɪvɪt/
/ˈprɪvɪt/
[uncountable]- a bush with small dark green leaves that remain on the bush and stay green all year, often used for garden hedges
- a privet hedge
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPrivet is used before these nouns:- hedge
Word Originmid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.Definitions on the go
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