PRIVETS

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• privets — priv·et || prɪvɪt n. decorative flowering shrub that is used as a hedge …   English contemporary dictionary

• List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family — The following is a list of trees and shrubs of high notoriety. Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order, likewise the genera and closely related species.=GYMNOSPERMS= =CONIFERS= Araucariaceae: The… …   Wikipedia

• privet — /priv it/, n. any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, esp. L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge. [1535 45; orig. uncert.] * * * Any of about 40–50 species of shrubs and… …   Universalium

• Oleaceae — Olive (Olea europaea) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

• Privet — This article is about the privet plant in the genus Ligustrum . Privet may also refer to plants in two other genera in family Oleaceae: Forestiera ( Swamp privet ) and Phillyrea ( Mock privet ). Taxobox name = Privet image width = 240px image… …   Wikipedia

• Forestiera — Taxobox name = Forestiera image width = 240px image caption = Forestiera pubescens regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Oleaceae genus = Forestiera genus authority = Poir. Forestiera is a… …   Wikipedia

• Forestiera —   Forestiera F. pubescens …   Wikipedia Español

• Ligustrum —   Alheña, ligustro Ligustrum ovalifo …   Wikipedia Español

• ligustrum — /li gus treuhm/, n. any of various shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ligustrum, of the olive family, comprising the privets. [ < NL (Linnaeus); L: privet] * * * …   Universalium

• Oleaceae — ▪ plant family       the olive family, belonging to the order Lamiales and named for the economically important olive tree (species Olea europaea). A number of plants in the family are of economic or aesthetic importance: the olive tree is the… …   Universalium