TOBIRA

Meaning of TOBIRA in English

təˈbīrə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Japanese, literally, door

: a commonly cultivated shrub ( Pittosporum tobira ) of China and Japan with ornamental glossy leaves and white fragrant flowers in terminal umbels

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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