Pittosporum
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 edit
- Pittosporum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pittosporum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Pittosporum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons