laurustinus
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of laurustinus
1655–65; < New Latin, formerly laurus tīnus ( Latin laurus laurel + tīnus a plant, perhaps laurustinus)
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She walked quickly down the laurustinus alley toward the gate; there she paused a moment, glancing about the little shady square.
From The Greater Inclination by Edith Wharton
The doctor walked away with Helen, and as soon as they were out of sight, behind the great laurustinus clump, Helen threw her arms about his neck, and kissed him for saving her pet birds.
From Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel by Frank Dadd
In April, I notice her in considerable numbers on the laurustinus.
From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
He pointed to a serpentine walk, overarched by laurustinus, and they had proceeded some yards before he spoke again.
From Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part by Augusta J. Evans Wilson
Honora had the breakfast table covered with flowers, primroses, violets, polyanthus, and laurustinus, and some of Sophy's own snowdrops, double and single, which obligingly lingered on purpose to celebrate the day.
From The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 2 by Augustus J. C. Hare
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