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Definition of Egyptian privet

Egyptian privet
Lawsonia Law*so"ni*a, n. (Bot.) An Asiatic and North African shrub (Lawsonia inermis), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna is prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is called Egyptian privet, and in the West Indies, Jamaica mignonette.
Egyptian 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 vulgare), much used in hedges; -- called also prim. Egyptian privet. See Lawsonia. Evergreen privet, a plant of the genus Rhamnus. See Alatern. Mock privet, any one of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Phillyrea. They are from the Mediterranean region, and have been much cultivated for hedges and for fancifully clipped shrubberies.

Meaning of Egyptian privet from wikipedia

- also known as hina, the henna tree, the mignonette tree, and the Egyptian privet, is a flowering plant and one of the only two species of the genus...
- inermis (Egyptian privet), the henna plant Mock privet (Phillyrea), a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae Privet Drive, a...
- escort of Harry from Privet Drive. He travels with Mad-Eye Moody on a broomstick as one of the Potter decoys. During the flight from Privet Drive, he flees...
- (Erica arborea), green heath (Erica scoparia), holly (Ilex aquifolium), mock privet (Phillyrea angustifolia, P. latifolia), Mediterranean dwarf palm (Chamaerops...
- arrangement was an almost exact copy of the calendar used by the Ancient Egyptians, though in their case the year did not begin and end on the autumnal equinox...
- Rhinolophus darlingi Desert pygmy mouse Mus indutus Egyptian free-tailed bat Tadarida aegyptiaca Egyptian slit-faced bat Nycteris thebaica Forest shrew Myosorex...
- island of gr**** in the middle. The sides of the cemetery include paths, a privet hedge, and a low stone wall. Most of the 6,013 soldiers and support personnel...
- southern flying squirrel, Glaucomys volans volans vulgaris L common common octopus, Octopus vulgaris; common privet, Ligustrum vulgare vulgaris – vulgare...
- time, Benfey had been working at the University of Gottingen as an unpaid privet-docent for over 8 years, and despite his experience and publications, he...
- vjola Phillyrea latifolia Mock Privet Olivastru tal-werqa wiesgħa Phillyrea media Phillyrea latifolia subsp. media Mock Privet Olivastru Phlomis fruticosa...