ligustrum
noun
ligustrum is spelled L-I-G-U-S-T-R-U-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ligustrum means “Any of several shrubs, of the genus Ligustrum, widely used for hedges; privet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ligustrum is ligustrums.
How many letters and syllables are in ligustrum?
| Letters | 9: L-I-G-U-S-T-R-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ligustrum?
Ligustrum appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of ligustrum
- ligustrums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ligustrum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Ligustrum, widely used for hedges; privet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ligustrum come from?
From Latin ligustrum (“privet”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).