ligustrum

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noun

Any of several shrubs, of the genus Ligustrum, widely used for hedges; privet

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Meanings

nounligustrum (plural ligustrums)

plural ligustrums

  1. Any of several shrubs, of the genus Ligustrum, widely used for hedges; privet

Origin

  1. Latinligustrum“privet”
  2. Englishligustrum

From Latin ligustrum (“privet”).

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APA

ligustrum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligustrum

MLA

“ligustrum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligustrum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ligustrum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ligustrum.

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