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noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Ligustrum, widely used for hedges; privet
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
genus of Old World shrubs: privet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Ligustrum
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Broader terms: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
History
From Latin ligustrum (“privet”).
