Definition of Ligustrum japonicum

1. Noun. Evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet.

Exact synonyms: Japanese Privet
Generic synonyms: Privet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ligustrum Japonicum

Light Within
Light of the Prophets
Light of the World
Lighthorse Harry Lee
Lightning Hurler
Lignac-Fanconi syndrome
Ligue 1
Ligularia
Liguria
Ligurian
Ligurian Sea
Ligurians
Ligustrum
Ligustrum amurense
Ligustrum ibolium
Ligustrum japonicum (current term)
Ligustrum lucidum
Ligustrum obtusifolium
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Ligustrum vulgare
Lijiang
Likert scale
Likud
Lil
Lila
Lilah
Lilia
Liliales
Lilian
Lilian Alicia Marks

Literary usage of Ligustrum japonicum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Select extra-tropical plants readily eligible for industrial culture or by Ferdinand Jacob H. Mueller (1880)
"Ligustrum japonicum, Thunberg. The Japan Privet. A shrub, evergreen or nearly so, promising to become a valuable hedge plant. It grows like the ordinary ..."

2. Gardening in California: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1908)
"Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum japonicum make good hedge plants. Ligustrum Japonicum. Propagate by cuttings in the Fall, or by seeds sown in open ..."

3. A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Seedlings by John Lubbock (1892)
"The characters of the young ovary of Ligustrum japonicum are very similar to those of Fraxinus, ... The cotyledons of Ligustrum japonicum represent the oval ..."

4. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1883)
"... and bolder appearance Ligustrum japonicum in decidedly preferable, only Jt requires rather more care in pruning and training to keep It within bounds. ..."

5. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"JAPAN PRIVET — Ligustrum japonicum. G. Large shrub or tree to 20 feet with spreading branches ; leaves 3-5 inches long. WAX PRIVET (484) —• Ligustrum ..."

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