laurustinus

[ lawr-uh-stahy-nuhs ]

/ ˌlɔr əˈstaɪ nəs /

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noun

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

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Origin of laurustinus

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

Words nearby laurustinus

Laurie, Laurier, Laurinburg, lauroyl, lauroyl group, laurustinus, lauryl alcohol, Lausanne, lautenclavicymbal, lauter tub, Lautréamont

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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.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847|Various
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.
Johnny Ludlow, Second Series|Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for laurustinus

laurustinus

/ (ˌlɔːrəˈstaɪnəs) /

noun

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

Word Origin for laurustinus

C17: from New Latin, from Latin laurus laurel

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