pittosporum
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The fruit of P. halophilum in Hawaii's Maui Nui Botanical Garden
See also: Pittosporum
English
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Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
pittosporum (plural pittosporums)
- Any plant of the genus Pittosporum, various Old World shrubs and trees.
- 2013, Alexis Wright, The Swan Book, Constable (2016), page 190:
- Crimson and orange chats whistled from the heath of spinifex, pittosporums, mulga and eremophila scrubs growing along the sides of the lake.
French
Noun
pittosporum m (plural pittosporums)
Further reading
- “pittosporum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πίττα (pítta, “pitch”) + σπόρος (spóros, “seed, spore”), from the sticky resin surrounding its seeds.
Noun
pittosporum n (genitive pittosporī); second declension
- (New Latin) a pittosporum
- (New Latin) the pittosporum collectively.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pittosporum | pittospora |
| genitive | pittosporī | pittosporōrum |
| dative | pittosporō | pittosporīs |
| accusative | pittosporum | pittospora |
| ablative | pittosporō | pittosporīs |
| vocative | pittosporum | pittospora |