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  • noun Plural form of laburnum.

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Examples

  • And found release in his arms upon the soft grass beneath the sheltering laburnums.

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

  • And found release in his arms upon the soft grass beneath the sheltering laburnums.

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

  • And found release in his arms upon the soft grass beneath the sheltering laburnums.

    Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

  • About us neither had gained a footing; laburnums, pink mays, snowballs, and trees of arborvitae, rose out of laurels and hydrangeas, green and brilliant into the sunlight.

    The War of The Worlds H. G. Wells 2009

  • About us neither had gained a footing; laburnums, pink mays, snowballs, and trees of arbor-vitae, rose out of laurels and hydrangeas, green and brilliant into the sunlight.

    The War of the Worlds Herbert George 2006

  • It was here that the lilacs and laburnums grew especially thick; this was the most sheltered nook in the enclosure, its shrubs screened the garden-chair where that afternoon I had sat with the young directress.

    The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte 2006

  • It was a long, not very broad strip of cultured ground, with an alley bordered by enormous old fruit trees down the middle; there was a sort of lawn, a parterre of rose-trees, some flower-borders, and, on the far side, a thickly planted copse of lilacs, laburnums, and acacias.

    The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte 2006

  • Here comes Mrs. Sykes's phaeton, Mr. Wynne's close carriage, Mrs. Birtwhistle's car: I don't wish to go through the ceremony of bidding them all good-bye, so we will step into the garden and take shelter amongst the laburnums for an instant. '

    Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte 2004

  • Not only is the churchyard full, but the Rectory-garden is also thronged: pairs and parties of ladies and gentlemen are seen walking amongst the waving lilacs and laburnums.

    Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte 2004

  • The laburnums glistened, rustling to and fro in the breeze; a ripple ran over everything.

    Virgin Soil 2003

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