ligustrum : Idioms & Phrases


genus ligustrum

  • noun genus of Old World shrubs: privet
    Ligustrum.
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ligustrum amurense

  • noun eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage
    Amur privet.
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ligustrum ibolium

  • noun fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium
    ibota privet; ibolium privet.
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ligustrum japonicum

  • noun evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet
    Japanese privet.
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ligustrum lucidum

  • noun erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet
    Chinese privet; white wax tree.
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ligustrum obtusifolium

  • noun small deciduous shrub having graceful arching branches and luxuriant foliage
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ligustrum ovalifolium

  • noun semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet
    California privet.
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ligustrum vulgare

  • noun deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges
    common privet.
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