pittosporum
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See also: Pittosporum
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
pittosporum (plural pittosporums)
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
pittosporum m (plural pittosporums)
Further reading[edit]
- “pittosporum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πίττα (pítta, “pitch”) + σπόρος (spóros, “seed, spore”), from the sticky resin surrounding its seeds.
Noun[edit]
pittosporum n (genitive pittosporī); second declension
- (New Latin) a pittosporum
- (New Latin) the pittosporum collectively.
Declension[edit]
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 |
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