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

“Well, I never!” whispered Peter, peering through the laurustinus, and watching the boy.

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

Miss Pinsent sent a significant glance down the long laurustinus alley from the other end of which two people—a lady and gentleman—were strolling toward them through the smiling neglect of the garden.

From The Greater Inclination by Wharton, Edith

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

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 Ross, Martin

Get some boughs of laurustinus, and variegated box, and yew, and boy's-love; ay, and some bunches of chrysanthemum.

From Far from the Madding Crowd by Hardy, Thomas