laurustinus

American  

[lawr-uh-stahy-nuhs] / ˌlɔr əˈstaɪ nəs /

noun

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

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laurustinus British  

/ ˌlɔːrəˈstaɪnəs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of laurustinus

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

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Example Sentences

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laurustinus

The picnic, which was partaken of by Annie, Nell, and Boris on the tiny lawn, surrounded by the laurustinus hedge, was a truly gay affair.

From Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World by L. T. Meade

Round the house ran an area, in which grew some laurustinus and holly bushes among ash heaps, and nettles, and broken bottles.

From Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Martin Ross

“Why not this very night?” he asked himself, stepping nervously out from the laurustinus, and glaring at the moon, whose thin crescent flickered feebly through cumulus clouds.

From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid

Each had its gay little garden, its shrubbery of lilac, holly, or laurustinus, and its creeper-covered porch.

From Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

“Oh, you won’t, won’t you?” cried a gruff voice; and old Dan’l came from behind a laurustinus clump.

From Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel by Frank Dadd

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