california privet

1. 1.

   semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet

   SynonymsLigustrum ovalifolium

   Broaderprivet

Questions about california privet

What does california privet mean?

california privet means "semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet".

What is another word for california privet?

Close synonyms include Ligustrum ovalifolium. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is california privet a common word?

california privet is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.