MYOPORUM Definition & Meaning

myoporum

[ mahy-op-er-uhm ]

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noun

any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Myoporum, chiefly of Australia and New Zealand, cultivated in warm regions as hedges or ornamentals.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

< New Latin (1786) < Greek ��ý ( ein ) to shut (the eyes) + New Latin -porum, derivative of Late Latin porus pore ², alluding to the spots on the leaves, suggesting closed pores

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Myoporum rimatarense — This tree from French Polynesia was only collected once, back in 1921, and extensive plant surveys have failed to find another.

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In 2017, winter storms felled three of four wind-bent Myoporum trees that leaned over the path to the beach.

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