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

"Most men," say I, jealously, "would not have thought it a hardship to walk up and down between the laurustinus with Mrs. Zéphine, I can tell you!"

From Nancy by Broughton, Rhoda

It was a milder winter even than usual, and I remember the gorse was in blossom at Christmas, and the laurustinus coming out in the gardens.

From A Fortunate Term by Brazil, Angela

They lit up the garden so vividly that each separate leaf on the laurustinus bushes cast its own sharp shadow.

From Hocken and Hunken by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

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

Then came a walled kitchen-garden, with some big shrubs, bay and laurustinus, rising plumply within; beyond which the grey house, spread thin with plaster, held up its gables and chimneys over a stone-tiled roof.

From At Large by Benson, Arthur Christopher