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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024my•op•o•rum (mī op′ər əm),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of several shrubs or trees of the genus Myoporum, chiefly of Australia and New Zealand, cultivated in warm regions as hedges or ornamentals.
- Greek mý(ein) to shut (the eyes) + Neo-Latin -porum, derivative of Late Latin porus pore2, alluding to the spots on the leaves, suggesting closed pores
- Neo-Latin (1786)
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