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单词 pittosporaceous
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Definition of pittosporaceous in English:

pittosporaceous

adjective ˌpɪtə(ʊ)spəˈrɛɪʃəs
Botany rare
  • Of or relating to the plant family Pittosporaceae, which comprises nine genera of trees, shrubs, and lianas native to tropical and warm regions of the Old World, especially Australia, of which the typical genus is Pittosporum.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Funk (1839–1912), publisher and reformer. From scientific Latin Pittosporaceae, family name (J. Lindley Nat. System Bot. (ed. 2, 1836) 31, replacing earlier Pittosporeae (R. Brown, 1814); from Pittosporum + -aceae: see -aceous) + -ous.

Definition of pittosporaceous in US English:

pittosporaceous

adjectiveˌpɪtə(ʊ)spəˈrɛɪʃəs
Botany rare
  • Of or relating to the plant family Pittosporaceae, which comprises nine genera of trees, shrubs, and lianas native to tropical and warm regions of the Old World, especially Australia, of which the typical genus is Pittosporum.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Funk (1839–1912), publisher and reformer. From scientific Latin Pittosporaceae, family name (J. Lindley Nat. System Bot (ed. 2, 1836) 31, replacing earlier Pittosporeae (R. Brown, 1814); from Pittosporum + -aceae: see -aceous) + -ous.

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