pittosporum

UK/pɪˈtɒsp(ə)ɹəm/

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Australia/pəˈtɒspərəm/

pittosporum noun: a plant of the genus Pittosporum, comprising various Old World shrubs and trees.

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Noun

pittosporum (plural pittosporums)

A plant of the genus Pittosporum, comprising various Old World shrubs and trees.
- Coldish night. Scent of pittosporum and other blossoming plants stabs the air.1987, Helen Garner, How to End a Story: Collected Diaries 1978–1998, Text Publishing, published 2025, page 300
- Crimson and orange chats whistled from the heath of spinifex, pittosporums, mulga and eremophila scrubs growing along the sides of the lake.2013, Alexis Wright, The Swan Book, Constable (2016), page 190

pittosporum meaning in Arabic

pittosporum in Arabic

Translations: حُبَض ḥubaḍ

Forms of pittosporum

plural	pittosporums

Origin of pittosporum

A genericization of translingual Pittosporum, from New Latin pittosporum, from Ancient Greek πίττα (pítta, “pitch”) + σπόρος (spóros, “seed, spore”), from the sticky resin surrounding its seeds.

Questions about pittosporum

What does pittosporum mean?: Pittosporum means a plant of the genus Pittosporum, comprising various Old World shrubs and trees.
What is pittosporum in Arabic?: Pittosporum in Arabic is حُبَض (ḥubaḍ). See Pittosporum meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is pittosporum?: Pittosporum is a noun.
How do you pronounce pittosporum?: Pittosporum is pronounced /pəˈtɒspərəm/ (Australia).
What is the plural of pittosporum?: The plural of pittosporum is pittosporums.

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