privet
/ˈprɪvɪt/noun
1- a shrub of the olive family, with small white heavily scented flowers and poisonous black berries女贞。
1.1
- Genus Ligustrum,family Oleaceae: several species, in particular the evergreen L. ovalifolium,often used as hedging in towns.女贞属, 木犀科, 数种, 尤指常绿卵叶女贞(拉丁名L. ovalifolium), 城市常用作树篱。
词源
mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.