Pittosporum
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin pittosporum, from Ancient Greek πίττα (pítta, “pitch”) + σπόρος (spóros, “seed, spore”), from the sticky resin surrounding its seeds.
Proper noun
[edit]Pittosporum f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pittosporaceae – certain of trees called cheesewoods.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Apiales - order; Pittosporaceae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Pittosporum tenuifolium (kohuhu) - type species
Descendants
[edit]- English: pittosporum
References
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Pittosporum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pittosporum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Pittosporum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
