laurustinus

lau·rus·ti·nus

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lawr-uh-stahy-nuh s]
- /ˌlɔr əˈstaɪ nəs/
- /lˈɔːrəstˌɪnəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawr-uh-stahy-nuh s]
- /ˌlɔr əˈstaɪ nəs/

Definitions of laurustinus word

noun laurustinus a southern European evergreen shrub, Viburnum tinus, of the honeysuckle family, having large clusters of white or pinkish flowers. 1
noun laurustinus a Mediterranean caprifoliaceous shrub, Viburnum tinus, with glossy evergreen leaves and white or pink fragrant flowers 0

See all 2 definitions of laurustinus

Information block about the term

Origin of laurustinus

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

1655-65; < New Latin, formerly laurus tīnus (Latin laurus laurel + tīnus a plant, perhaps laurustinus)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Laurustinus

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Laurustinus

laurustinus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

laurustinus usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer