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pittosporum

pit·tos·po·rum
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pi-tos-per-uh m, pit-uh-spawr-uh m, -spohr-]
    • /pɪˈtɒs pər əm, ˌpɪt əˈspɔr əm, -ˈspoʊr-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pi-tos-per-uh m, pit-uh-spawr-uh m, -spohr-]
    • /pɪˈtɒs pər əm, ˌpɪt əˈspɔr əm, -ˈspoʊr-/

Definitions of pittosporum word

  • noun pittosporum any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Pittosporum, native to warm regions of the Old World, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive foliage, flowers, or fruit. 1
  • noun pittosporum any of various trees and shrubs of the Pittosporum genus of Australasia, Asia, and Africa, having small fragrant flowers 0
  • noun pittosporum any of a genus (Pittosporum) of evergreen trees and shrubs of the pittosporum family from Japan, Australia, etc. 0
  • adjective pittosporum designating a family (Pittosporaceae, order Rosales) of decorative, dicotyledonous trees and shrubs 0
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pittosporum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • diamond-leaf laurel

    a tree, Pittosporum rhombifolium, of Australia, having coarsely toothed, oval or diamond-shaped leaves and white flowers, widely planted as an ornamental in the southwestern U.S.

  • karo

    a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.

  • tarata

    a tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, of New Zealand, having elliptic leaves and fragrant, yellow flowers, grown as an ornamental.

  • tobira

    a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.

  • victorian box

    a tree, Pittosporum undulatum, of Australia, having shiny, wavy-margined, oblong leaves and fragrant clusters of yellowish flowers.
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