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privet
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2009
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priv·et
/ ˈprivit/
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n.
a shrub (genus Ligustrum) of the olive family, with small white, heavily scented flowers and poisonous black berries. Its several species include the semievergreen
common privet (L. vulgare), often grown as a hedge.
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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PRIVET HEDGE OFTEN INCORRECTLY PRUNED; IT SHOULD HAVE A WIDER BASE.(CNY)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 9/15/2001; 700+ words
; ...common privet understocks. Privet flowers are fragrant and...are rarely seen because privet is generally kept so tightly pruned. The common privets grown in the South, L...people find the scent of privet flowers objectionable...
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A privet affair: the Hamptons' iconic shrub stars in Perry Guillot's artistic saga of the resort's rise and ultimate fall. (Eye).
Magazine article from: W; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...most quietly significant players: the privet hedge. According to Guillot, the modest...into smaller and smaller plots--the privet hedge has increasingly functioned as castle...personalities by how they treat their privet," says Guillot. "It's like the molding...
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The Effect of Chinese Privet on Small Mammal Populations.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science; 1/1/2001; ; 600 words
; Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) is a non-native...was to determine the effect of Chinese privet on small mammal abundance in several areas...consisting of large amounts of Chinese privet were studied. Each privet site had a...
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 "Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)")
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TRICKS OF THE TRADE: Privet Hedge.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England); 2/5/2006; 346 words
; ...Byline: Adrienne Wild Q IS it true that a privet hedge will poison the soil? - John Hamer, Rochdale, Lancs. A ADRIENNE SAYS: Privet's hungry, fibrous root system makes...plants to establish themselves as the privet takes all the moisture and nutrients from...
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New Ownership by Privet Investments and Lighthouse Lodging Group to Reinvigorate the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa.
Newspaper article from: Real Estate Weekly News; 6/19/2009; 700+ words
; Privet Investments LLC and Lighthouse Lodging Group...meeting venue in a prime location. "The Privet Investments and Lighthouse Lodging venture...despite the current economic outlook." Privet Investments is a New York City-based real...
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Country & Garden: Privet passions on parade Got a hedge and a husband who tramples on the flowers while pruning it? Marital harmony can be restored with the simple addition of a path
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/13/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...no fences or greenhouses. Everyone has privet hedges all round - beautifully green to...together by the same green tone. Why has privet got such a bad name? It puts up with...Olivers, very much on the side of the privet, prepared if necessary to chain myself...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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Why privet hedges suck; TRICKS of the TRADE.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 3/16/2008; 415 words
; ...in the border next to my neighbour's privet hedge. Why is this? - Rosemary Coates, Barnsley, South Yorks A ADRIENNE SAYS: Privets are very hungry plants and have a thirsty...plants to establish themselves as the privet takes all the moisture and nutrients...
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Life's a beech with privet enterprise! TOUGH: A privet hedge takes some beating, but you must look after it
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 11/7/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...quite wide. At the cheap end of the range there will be beech, privet, hawthorn and Cotoneaster simonsii. If finance is not a concern...root system for GBP 4.75 per pot. The current range includes privet, beech (green only), Cotoneaster simonsii, Lonicera nitida...
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There's the shrub.(Summer Reading)(Privet Lives: An Imaginary Tale of Southampton's Ionic Shrub)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Town & Country; 7/1/2004; ; 599 words
; ...The short captions in Perry Guillot's PRIVET LIVES: AN IMAGINARY TALE OF SOUTHAMPTON...denizens through his depictions of imagined privet prunings. There's a seriously unwelcoming...Mega Store Mogul (endless, towering privet allees) and a curvaceous hedge that fronts...
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Man is shot dead after dispute over privet hedge
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 6/16/2003; ; 526 words
; ...following a long-running dispute over a privet hedge. George Wilson died in hospital...running dispute over the height of a privet hedge between their gardens. Two years...Mr Wilson had cut back his section of a privet hedge without permission, and the dispute...
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privet
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
privet , any plant of the genus Ligustrum, Old...some of which are common as hedge plants. Privet hedges are popular for their dark green...usually propagated by cuttings. The common privet ( L. vulgare ) has become naturalized in...
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olive
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...especially Asia and the East Indies. Many are popular ornamentals, particularly the lilac ( Syringa ), true jasmine ( Jasminum ), privet ( Ligustrum ), and forsythia genera; none of these has species native to the United States. Several indigenous species of...
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henna
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
henna (dye obtained from) Egyptian privet, Lawsonia inermis . XVI. — Arab. hinnā '.
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topiary work
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...was once popular but now can be seen only in old-fashioned or specialized private gardens or in formal parks and botanical displays. Arborvitae, box, privet, and yew are among the plants most used for topiary gardening. See espalier .
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hedge
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...thorny hedge plants include barberry, Osage orange, buckthorn, and hawthorn. Popular evergreen hedge plants are box, privet, azalea, yew, arborvitae, rhododendron, mountain laurel, and holly. Decorative deciduous shrubs often used are lilac...
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