California privet

American  

noun

1. a privet, Ligustrum ovalifolium, of the olive family, native to Japan, having glossy, oval leaves and long clusters of white flowers, widely used for hedges in the U.S.

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Example Sentences

A man painted the tennis-court backstop; other men with shears trimmed the California privet hedges in pyramid style.

From Time Magazine Archive

And then boxes and boxes on a brick parapet, with hardy Golden Glow, scarlet geraniums, California privet, and even a venturesome Crimson Rambler.

From Neighbors Life Stories of the Other Half by Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)