ligustrum

See also: Ligustrum

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

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Noun

ligustrum (plural ligustrums)

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

Latin

Etymology

From Ligus, Ligustia, older names for Liguria, from Ancient Greek Λίγυς (Lígus).[1]

Noun

ligustrum n (genitive ligustrī); second declension

  1. privet

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Greek: λιγούστρο n (ligoústro)
  • Italian: ligustro
  • Sicilian: lijistru
  • Translingual: Ligustrum

References

  1. Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), ligustro”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Noun

ligùstrum m (Cyrillic spelling лигу̀струм)

  1. privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
    Synonyms: kàlina, zȉmolez

References

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