laurustinus

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Definition of laurustinus

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Synonym of laurestine.
    “We, Greville, are happy in these parks and forests: we were happy in my close winter-walk of box and laurustinus and mezereon. In our earlier days did we not emboss our bosoms with the crocusses, and shake them almost unto shedding with our transports!”
    “There it was true she had once met Melliphant; but conceiving it to be accidental, that no further intrusion would molest her, with a light foot she bounded along the winding path, where, on either side the box, the variegated holly and luxuriant laurustinus profusely clustered.”

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Etymology

From Latin laurus (“laurel”) + tīnus (“Viburnum tinus”). See also laurestine.

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