資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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}.
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.