Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pittosporum

/pəˈtɒspərəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: pit-tospo-rum
IPA: /pəˈtɒspərəm/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant of the genus Pittosporum, comprising various Old World shrubs and trees.

Example Sentences

"Coldish night. Scent of pittosporum and other blossoming plants stabs the air."
"Crimson and orange chats whistled from the heath of spinifex, pittosporums, mulga and eremophila scrubs growing along the sides of the lake."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Pittosporum, πίττα

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pəˈtɒspərəm/
British English: /pɪˈtɒsp(ə)ɹəm/

Inflected Forms

pittosporums (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pittosporum?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈtɒspərəm/.
What does pittosporum mean?: A plant of the genus Pittosporum, comprising various Old World shrubs and trees.
Where does pittosporum come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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