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ligustrum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
ligus-trum
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From Latin ligustrum (“privet”).

Inflected Forms

ligustrums (plural)

Questions

What does ligustrum mean?
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Ligustrum, widely used for hedges; privet
Where does ligustrum come from?
From Latin ligustrum (“privet”).

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