privet
nounHow many syllables in privet?
There are 2 syllables in the word privet.How to pronounce privet:
Definition of privet:
- privet (noun):
- any of various shrubs of the same genus
- a eurasian deciduous shrub (ligustrum vulgare) of the olive family with semievergreen leaves and small white flowers that is widely used for hedges
- noun. any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges.
Synonyms for privet:
amur privet
bush
california privet
chinese privet
common privet
genus ligustrum
ibolium privet
ibota privet
japanese privet
ligustrum
ligustrum amurense
ligustrum ibolium
ligustrum japonicum
ligustrum lucidum
ligustrum obtusifolium
ligustrum ovalifolium
shrub
white wax tree
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