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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LAURUSTIN

n.[L. laurustinus. ] A plant of the genus Viburnum, an evergreen shrub or tree, whose flowers are said to continue through the winter.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LAURUS

Lau "rus, n. Etym: [L., laurel. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (Laurus nobilis ), and the larger L. Canariensis of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other aromatic trees and shrubs,were also referred to the genus Laurus.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

laurustinus

lau rus ti nus |ˌlôˈrə -stīnəs, ˌlä -, -ˈstē -lɔˈrəstənəs | noun an evergreen winter-flowering viburnum with dense glossy green leaves and white or pink flowers, native to the Mediterranean area and cultivated elsewhere. [Viburnum tinus, family Caprifoliaceae. ] ORIGIN early 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin laurus laurel + tinus wild laurel.

 

Oxford Dictionary

laurustinus

laurustinus |ˌlɒrəˈstʌɪnəs, ˌlɔː -| noun an evergreen winter-flowering viburnum with dense glossy green leaves and white or pink flowers, native to the Mediterranean area. Viburnum tinus, family Caprifoliaceae. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin laurus laurel + tinus wild laurel .

 

Duden Dictionary

Laurus

Lau rus Substantiv, maskulin , der |L au rus |der Laurus; Genitiv: des Laurus und Laurusses, Laurus und Laurusse lateinisch Lorbeerbaum