ligustrum ovalifolium

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   semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet

   SynonymsCalifornia privet

   Broaderprivet

Questions about ligustrum ovalifolium

What does ligustrum ovalifolium mean?

ligustrum ovalifolium means "semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet".

What is another word for ligustrum ovalifolium?

Close synonyms include California privet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ligustrum ovalifolium a common word?

ligustrum ovalifolium is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.