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laurustinus

[lawr-uh-stahy-nuh s]
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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Origin of laurustinus

1655–65; < New Latin, formerly laurus tīnus (Latin laurus laurel + tīnus a plant, perhaps laurustinus)
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Examples from the Web for laurustinus

Historical Examples

  • 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

  • The all-prevailing ivy was filled with berries, and the laurustinus was already in bloom.

    Whip and Spur

    George E. Waring

  • Gladys gave a little shriek of dismay as Daisy thrust her parasol into a laurustinus.

    Daisy's Aunt

    E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson

  • 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

  • It was separated from the Boulevard de la Madeleine by a green paddock, and was concealed in a nest of laurustinus and clematis.

British Dictionary definitions for laurustinus

laurustinus

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

C17: from New Latin, from Latin laurus laurel
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