MYOPORUM


Meaning of MYOPORUM in English

/muy op"euhr euhm/ , n.

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

[ mý ( ein ) to shut (the eyes) + NL -porum, deriv. of LL porus PORE 2 , alluding to the spots on the leaves, suggesting closed pores ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .