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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.


laurustinus

/ ˌlɔːrəˈstaɪnəs /

noun

  1. a Mediterranean caprifoliaceous shrub, Viburnum tinus, with glossy evergreen leaves and white or pink fragrant flowers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of laurustinus1

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

Origin of laurustinus1

C17: from New Latin, from Latin laurus laurel
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Example Sentences

Anemone fulgens is a grand cutting flower, and looks well with its own leaves only or with flowering twigs of Laurustinus.

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

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.

The dark walls were quite covered with holly and ivy, mixed with the blossoms of laurustinus and some bright flowers.

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