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What exactly are the morphological characteristics of privet (Ligustrum)?

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It generally grows about 6 m tall. The leaves are leathery and brittle, ovate, broadly ovate, elliptic, or ovate-lanceolate, 6-12 cm long, hairless. The panicle is 12-20 cm long. The drupe is oblong, purplish-blue, about 1 cm long. It is an evergreen tree with an ovate crown. The bark is grayish-green, smooth, and does not crack. The branches spread out, smooth and hairless. The leaves are simple and opposite, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, with an acuminate apex and a cuneate or nearly rounded base, entire, dark green and glossy on the surface, hairless, and light green and leathery on the underside. It blooms from June to July, with white flowers in terminal panicles.

It generally grows about 6 m tall. The leaves are leathery and brittle, ovate, broadly ovate, elliptic, or ovate-lanceolate, 6-12 cm long, hairless. The panicle is 12-20 cm long. The drupe is oblong, purplish-blue, about 1 cm long. It is an evergreen tree with an ovate crown. The bark is grayish-green, smooth, and does not crack. The branches spread out, smooth and hairless. The leaves are simple and opposite, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, with an acuminate apex and a cuneate or nearly rounded base, entire, dark green and glossy on the surface, hairless, and light green and leathery on the underside. It blooms from June to July, with white flowers in terminal panicles. The berry-like drupe is nearly kidney-shaped, ripening in October-November and turning dark blue when ripe.

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