Etymology

ligustrum

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Today it means: Any of several shrubs, of the genus Ligustrum, widely used for hedges; privet Full definition →

Latin ligustrum
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  1. Latin · derived fromligustrum“privet”
  2. English todayligustrum

From Latin ligustrum (“privet”).

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