pittosporum
See also: Pittosporum
English
Wikispecies
![](Images/wiktionary/Starr-151029-0386-Pittosporum_halophilum-fruit-Maui_Nui_Botanical_Garden_Kahului-Maui_(26009611570).jpg.webp)
The fruit of P. halophilum in Hawaii's Maui Nui Botanical Garden
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
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /pəˈtɒspərəm/
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɪtəˈspɔrəm/
Noun
pittosporum (plural pittosporums)
- Any plant of the genus Pittosporum, various Old World shrubs and trees.
French
Noun
pittosporum m (plural pittosporums)
- pittosporum
Further reading
- “pittosporum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 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).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pittosporum | pittospora |
Genitive | pittosporī | pittosporōrum |
Dative | pittosporō | pittosporīs |
Accusative | pittosporum | pittospora |
Ablative | pittosporō | pittosporīs |
Vocative | pittosporum | pittospora |