Small to large sized evergreen tree, to 10 m high, sometimes a dense shrub. Shoots hairless. Leaves oval, glossy 50-130mm x 30-60mm. Long panicles of small cream-coloured fragrant flowers, Nov-Mar. Fruit to 6 x 5 mm, bluish or purplish-black. This is the largest of the privets in NZ and unclipped trees become wide spreading and reach c.14 m.
A Russian greeting equivalent to 'Hi' so very informal, in Russian alphabet privet is 'привет'.
A more formal 'Hello' would be 'Zdravstvuyte' or in Russian alphabet that would be :
'Здравствуйте'