laurustinus

[ lawr-uh-stahy-nuhs ]

noun
  1. a southern European evergreen shrub, Viburnum tinus, of the honeysuckle family, having large clusters of white or pinkish flowers.

Origin of laurustinus

1
1655–65; <New Latin, formerly laurus tīnus (Latin laurus laurel + tīnus a plant, perhaps laurustinus)

Words Nearby 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 Jekyll
  • He pointed to a serpentine walk, overarched by laurustinus, and they had proceeded some yards before he spoke again.

    Vashti | Augusta J. Evans Wilson
  • It 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) Benson
  • The dark walls were quite covered with holly and ivy, mixed with the blossoms of laurustinus and some bright flowers.

British Dictionary definitions for laurustinus

laurustinus

/ (ˌlɔːrəˈstaɪnəs) /


noun
  1. a Mediterranean caprifoliaceous shrub, Viburnum tinus, with glossy evergreen leaves and white or pink fragrant flowers

Origin of laurustinus

1
C17: from New Latin, from Latin laurus laurel

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