LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

pittosporum

pittosporum n (genitive pittosporī)

Meaning

  1. New Latinneutera pittosporum
  2. New Latinneuterthe pittosporum collectively.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepittosporumpittospora
genitivepittosporīpittosporōrum
dativepittosporōpittosporīs
accusativepittosporumpittospora
ablativepittosporōpittosporīs
vocativepittosporumpittospora

Origins

From Ancient Greek πίττα (pítta, “pitch”) + σπόρος (spóros, “seed, spore”), from the sticky resin surrounding its seeds.

In English words that came into English from pittosporum

  • pittosporumpittosporum

Quick answers

What does pittosporum mean in Latin?
pittosporum, a noun, means “a pittosporum; the pittosporum collectively.”.
What is the genitive of pittosporum?
The genitive singular is pittosporī. pittosporum is neuter, second declension.