1. semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet; [syn: California privet, Ligustrum ovalifolium]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ligustrum ovalifolium
n 1: semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers;
used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay
green that common privet [syn: California privet,
Ligustrum ovalifolium]