privet
noun /ˈprɪvɪt/
/ˈprɪvɪt/
[uncountable]- a bush with small dark green leaves that remain on the bush and stay green all year, often used for garden hedges
- a privet hedge
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPrivet is used before these nouns:- hedge
Word Originmid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.