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Definition of privet in English: privetnoun ˈprɪvɪtˈprɪvɪt A shrub of the olive family, with small white heavily scented flowers and poisonous black berries. Genus Ligustrum, family Oleaceae: several species, in particular the evergreen L. ovalifolium, often used as hedging in towns Example sentencesExamples - The overstory and understory are dominated by hackberry and privet, respectively.
- Chinese privet is most abundant along margins of gravel and paved roads, where it often forms dense, impenetrable stands with relatively dark understories.
- Instead of a privet hedge, why not train apple trees to clothe a lattice?
- It had been a lilac, possibly, or an ancient privet.
- Plants such as privet or barberry need severe pruning immediately after planting and at the beginning of the second year to make them bushy.
- Chinese privet is present in eight of the 16 management areas surveyed.
- Cut leafless stems of rose, abelia, bridal wreath, privet and other plants into 8-to - 10-inch lengths and set them directly in the propagation bed or container.
- It's a technique that can be applied not only to yew but also to beech, privet, holly, hornbeam and box.
- Is it a fad, or an unscrupulous plot against favorite exotic ornamentals like privet or barberry, or perhaps a revelation borne from scrutinizing eyes on the workings of our natural world?
- And every so often, despised water descended from the sky, flooding the hollows under the privet where he preferred to lie before an owl swooped from nowhere one night and carried him away.
- The front garden includes an evergreen magnolia, topiary spirals in pots, standard privets as well as hardy plantings in terracotta pots.
- When you plant a new hedge, prune vigorous shrubs, such as privet, by reducing the length of the branches and shrub height by one-fourth to one-third.
- The front garden, behind the privet, was clipped to within an inch of its life, with a single standard rose in the dead centre.
- Swirling robins and starlings competed for the red berries of the barberry and the blue berries of the privet.
- He thought he saw a shadow move beneath the privet, but put it down to his paranoia and drew in a sharp breath.
- There is parking in the communal gardens, which has a curving driveway, mature trees and shrubs, all bordered by a privet hedge.
- Foot long panicles of creamy blooms arrive in June with a scent that reminds me of privet.
- Yaupon and privet together constitute 86-96% of total fruit eaten by Hermit Thrushes at our study sites.
- Raspberry, blackcurrant and gooseberry bushes had died, the privet hedge would soon be gone and vegetables wouldn't grow in the garden, only one of two affected.
- The planting included oak, ash, crab-apple, field maple, hawthorn, blackthorn, privet and dogwood and down by the ponds in River Field two areas of willows were planted.
Origin Mid 16th century: of unknown origin. Definition of privet in US English: privetnounˈprivitˈprɪvɪt A shrub of the olive family, with small white heavily scented flowers and poisonous black berries. Genus Ligustrum, family Oleaceae: several species, in particular the semievergreen common privet (L. vulgare), often grown as a hedge Example sentencesExamples - The planting included oak, ash, crab-apple, field maple, hawthorn, blackthorn, privet and dogwood and down by the ponds in River Field two areas of willows were planted.
- Is it a fad, or an unscrupulous plot against favorite exotic ornamentals like privet or barberry, or perhaps a revelation borne from scrutinizing eyes on the workings of our natural world?
- Instead of a privet hedge, why not train apple trees to clothe a lattice?
- Swirling robins and starlings competed for the red berries of the barberry and the blue berries of the privet.
- It had been a lilac, possibly, or an ancient privet.
- It's a technique that can be applied not only to yew but also to beech, privet, holly, hornbeam and box.
- He thought he saw a shadow move beneath the privet, but put it down to his paranoia and drew in a sharp breath.
- Raspberry, blackcurrant and gooseberry bushes had died, the privet hedge would soon be gone and vegetables wouldn't grow in the garden, only one of two affected.
- There is parking in the communal gardens, which has a curving driveway, mature trees and shrubs, all bordered by a privet hedge.
- Yaupon and privet together constitute 86-96% of total fruit eaten by Hermit Thrushes at our study sites.
- And every so often, despised water descended from the sky, flooding the hollows under the privet where he preferred to lie before an owl swooped from nowhere one night and carried him away.
- When you plant a new hedge, prune vigorous shrubs, such as privet, by reducing the length of the branches and shrub height by one-fourth to one-third.
- The front garden, behind the privet, was clipped to within an inch of its life, with a single standard rose in the dead centre.
- Cut leafless stems of rose, abelia, bridal wreath, privet and other plants into 8-to - 10-inch lengths and set them directly in the propagation bed or container.
- Chinese privet is present in eight of the 16 management areas surveyed.
- The front garden includes an evergreen magnolia, topiary spirals in pots, standard privets as well as hardy plantings in terracotta pots.
- Foot long panicles of creamy blooms arrive in June with a scent that reminds me of privet.
- The overstory and understory are dominated by hackberry and privet, respectively.
- Plants such as privet or barberry need severe pruning immediately after planting and at the beginning of the second year to make them bushy.
- Chinese privet is most abundant along margins of gravel and paved roads, where it often forms dense, impenetrable stands with relatively dark understories.
Origin Mid 16th century: of unknown origin. |