ligustrum
[ li-guhs-truhm ]
noun
any of various shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Ligustrum, of the olive family, comprising the privets.
Origin of ligustrum
1<New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin: privet
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How to use ligustrum in a sentence
The ligustrums bent low under the dragging weight of their small clustered berries.
Dr. Sevier | George W. Cable
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