Amur privet

noun

variants or Amur river privet

: a shrub (Ligustrum amurense) of eastern Asia cultivated for its persistent foliage, white flowers, and black fruit

Word History

Etymology

from Amur river

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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