ˌpid.əspəˈrāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Pittosporum, type genus + -aceae
: a family of chiefly Australian shrubs and trees (order Rosales) with regular pentamerous flowers and an ovary with many ovules
• pit·to·spo·ra·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rāshəs adjective