pittosporum

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pɪˈtɒsp(ə)ɹəm/    美 /pəˈtɒspərəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.

词形变化

pittosporums plural

词源

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.
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