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# privet

noun (privet, uncountable; a privet hedge)

«privet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A bush with small, dark green, shiny leaves that is often grown as a garden hedge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/privet/#m1)

### In the lessons

An everyday British, Irish and Australian garden word: privet hedges line front gardens. In nature lessons, privet flowers attract bees and its berries are eaten by birds but are poisonous to people. Harry Potter fans know the Dursleys live at Privet Drive.

### Examples

- Our front garden has a privet hedge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/privet/#x1)
- Dad trims the privet every summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/privet/#x2)
- Privet berries are poisonous, so don't eat them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/privet/#x3)
- Bees love the white privet flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/privet/#x4)
- Birds nest in the thick privet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/privet/#x5)
- The Dursleys lived at number four, Privet Drive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/privet/#x6)

### Note

Usually uncountable (a hedge of privet). Do not confuse with «private». Safety: privet berries and leaves are poisonous to people and pets.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «privet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/privet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«privet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/privet.html) on Mova free.