ligustrum vulgare

  • 91Egyptian privet — Privet Priv et, n. [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.) An ornamental European shrub ({Ligustrum… …

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  • 92Evergreen privet — Privet Priv et, n. [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.) An ornamental European shrub ({Ligustrum… …

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  • 93Ligustrin — Li*gus trin (l[ i]*g[u^]s tr[i^]n), n. (Chem.) A bitter principle found in the bark of the privet {(Ligustrum vulgare)}, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a warm, bitter taste; called also {ligustron}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 94ligustron — Ligustrin Li*gus trin (l[ i]*g[u^]s tr[i^]n), n. (Chem.) A bitter principle found in the bark of the privet {(Ligustrum vulgare)}, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a warm, bitter taste; called also {ligustron}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 95Mock privet — Privet Priv et, n. [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.) An ornamental European shrub ({Ligustrum… …

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  • 96prim — Privet Priv et, n. [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.) An ornamental European shrub ({Ligustrum… …

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  • 97Privet — Priv et, n. [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.) An ornamental European shrub ({Ligustrum… …

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  • 98privet — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1542 a Eurasian deciduous shrub (Ligustrum vulgare) of the olive family with semievergreen leaves and small white flowers that is widely used for hedges; broadly any of various shrubs of the same genus …

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  • 99List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names — Contents 1 List of words 1.1 A 1.2 B 1.3 C …

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  • 100Braunton Burrows — is a sand dune system on the North Devon coast. Braunton Burrows is a prime British sand dune site, the largest sand dune system (psammosere) in England. It is particularly important ecologically because it includes the complete successional… …

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