ligustrum

[ li-guhs-truhm ]

noun

1. any of various shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ligustrum, of the olive family, comprising the privets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ligustrum¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin: privet

Example Sentences

Turner in 1538 says, "ligustrum arbor est non herba ut literatorū vulgus credit; nihil que minus est quam a Prymerose."

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The term white wax is also often applied to Chinese wax, which is formed from an insect living on the tree Ligustrum lucidum.

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On the 27th of August, 1884, branches of the ligustrum coated with wax were brought to me.

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Ligustrum ovalifolium, ovalifolium elegantissimum, and vulgare.

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The vegetation is precisely the same as at Juggur, with the exception of a Ligustrum, which is common along the nullah.

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