pittosporaceousadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɪtə(ʊ)spəˈrɛɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˈˌpɪdoʊspəˈrɛɪʃəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Pittosporaceae , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pittosporaceae, family name ( J. Lindley Nat. System Bot. (ed. 2, 1836) 31, replacing earlier Pittosporeae (R. Brown, 1814); < Pittosporum pittosporum n. + -aceae : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix.

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, esp. Australia, of which the typical genus is Pittosporum.

ΚΠ

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Pittosporaceæ Pittosporaceous.

1974 Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni ii. 30 (heading) A review of the pittosporaceous plants in China.

2000 L. Watson & M. J. Dallwitz Families Flowering Plants (Electronic text) Alseuosmiaceae... Shrubs (often of pittosporaceous appearance).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pittosporaceous
释义	pittosporaceousadj. Brit. /ˌpɪtə(ʊ)spəˈrɛɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˈˌpɪdoʊspəˈrɛɪʃəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Pittosporaceae , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pittosporaceae, family name ( J. Lindley Nat. System Bot. (ed. 2, 1836) 31, replacing earlier Pittosporeae (R. Brown, 1814); < Pittosporum pittosporum n. + -aceae : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. 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, esp. Australia, of which the typical genus is Pittosporum. ΚΠ 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Pittosporaceæ Pittosporaceous. 1974 Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Sunyatseni ii. 30 (heading) A review of the pittosporaceous plants in China. 2000 L. Watson & M. J. Dallwitz Families Flowering Plants (Electronic text) Alseuosmiaceae... Shrubs (often of pittosporaceous appearance). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1895
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