pittosporad Bot.
(pɪˈtɒspəræd)
[Cf. arad.]
A plant of the family Pittosporaceæ, flowering trees or shrubs occurring chiefly in Australasia, and also in Africa, Japan, etc., of which the typical genus is Pittosporum.
| 1846 Lindley Veg. Kingd. p. lxiii, Epigynous Exogens..Alliance..Berberales..[N.O.] Pittosporaceæ, or Pittosporads. |