laurustinusn.
/ˌlɒrəˈstʌɪnəs/, /ˌlɔːrəˈstʌɪnəs/, U.S. /lɔˈrəstənəs/ An evergreen winter-flowering shrub, Viburnum Tinus.
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1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 59 in Sylva January..Flowers in Prime..Prim-roses, Laurus-tinus, Mezereon.
1664 S. Blake Compl. Gardeners Pract. 81 Lorestrinus. The branches of this plant are weak, so they are usually planted against walls.
1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique (at cited word) There are three Sorts of the Laurus Tinus cultivated in our Country.
1765 J. Wilkes Corr. (1805) II. 140 Laurels and laurustinuses were in all the hedges.
1840 R. H. Barham Spectre of Tappington in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 39 From the midst of a thickset laurustinus [he] drew forth a gardener's spade.
1856 ‘E. S. Delamer’ Flower Garden 3 Laurustinuses,..and even Portugal laurels, are kept in tubs, that they may be housed when frost comes.
1882 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 9 No. 3. 435 The Laurestinuses have been sore damaged.
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