Lau'res-tĭne, n.

n. [Written also laurustine.] [N. Lat. laurus tinus, from Lat. laurus and tinus, a plant, viburnum tinus; Fr. laurier tin, or thym, It. lauro tino. See LAUREL.] (Bot.) The Viburnum tinus, an evergreen shrub or tree of the south of Europe, which flowers during the winter months.