ligustrum

[ li-guhs-truh m ]

/ lɪˈgʌs trəm /

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

Origin of ligustrum

< New Latin (Linnaeus); Latin: privet

Ligustrum ovalifolium, ovalifolium elegantissimum, and vulgare.

Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens |Ernest Thomas Cook
The vegetation is precisely the same as at Juggur, with the exception of a Ligustrum, which is common along the nullah.

Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The |William Griffith
Ligustrum (Privet) ovalifolium foliis aureis, the best variegated shrub for hedges and for rough usage.

Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens |Ernest Thomas Cook
Turner in 1538 says, "ligustrum arbor est non herba ut literatorū vulgus credit; nihil que minus est quam a Prymerose."

The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare |Henry Nicholson Ellacombe

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

Three Years in Western China |Alexander Hosie