Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laurustinus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lau-rusti-nus
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of laurestine.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: laurus

Inflected Forms

laurustinuses (plural) laurustini (plural)

Synonyms

laurestine

Questions

What does laurustinus mean?: Synonym of laurestine.
Where does laurustinus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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