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noun
A plant of the genus Pittosporum, comprising various Old World shrubs and trees.
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History
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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