laurustinus
a southern European evergreen shrub, Viburnum tinus, of the honeysuckle family, having large clusters of white or pinkish flowers.
Origin of laurustinus
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How to use laurustinus in a sentence
Anemone fulgens is a grand cutting flower, and looks well with its own leaves only or with flowering twigs of laurustinus.
Wood and Garden | Gertrude JekyllHe pointed to a serpentine walk, overarched by laurustinus, and they had proceeded some yards before he spoke again.
Vashti | Augusta J. Evans WilsonIt was separated from the Boulevard de la Madeleine by a green paddock, and was concealed in a nest of laurustinus and clematis.
Gladys gave a little shriek of dismay as Daisy thrust her parasol into a laurustinus.
Daisy's Aunt | E. F. (Edward Frederic) BensonThe dark walls were quite covered with holly and ivy, mixed with the blossoms of laurustinus and some bright flowers.
Johnny Ludlow, Second Series | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for laurustinus
/ (ˌlɔːrəˈstaɪnəs) /
a Mediterranean caprifoliaceous shrub, Viburnum tinus, with glossy evergreen leaves and white or pink fragrant flowers
Origin of laurustinus
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