English-Thai Dictionary
privet
N ต้น พืชช นิดหนึ่ง ton-phud-cha-nid-nuang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PRIVET
n.A plant of the genus Ligustrum. The evergreen privet is of the genus Rhamnus. Mock privet is of the genus Phillyrea.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PRIVET
Priv "et, n. Etym: [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. )
Defn: An ornamental European shrub (Ligustrum vulgare ), much used in hedges; -- called also prim. 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
privet
priv et |ˈprivit ˈprɪvɪt | ▶noun 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. ] ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
Oxford Dictionary
privet
privet |ˈprɪvɪt | ▶noun 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. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
privet
priv et /prɪ́vɪt /名詞 U 〘植 〙セイヨウイボタノキ 〘モクセイ科の常緑低木; 小さな白い花をつけ, 垣根に使われる 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary