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)

Example Sentences

“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 Dadd, Frank

My father humoured me, and we drew near to the laurustinus hedge, and looked over into the gay little garden.

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

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 Dadd, Frank

It was already dark where he stood in the shadow of a huge laurustinus; but there was light enough to show that with a fiend’s face he was contemplating the canal.

From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne

A whiff of perfume from the laurustinus in the drive came back, the scent of hay, and with it the sound of the mowing-machine going over the lawn.

From A Prisoner in Fairyland by Blackwood, Algernon