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ər 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.
Origin:
< Neo-Latin (1786) < Greek mý(ein) to shut (the eyes) + Neo-Latin -porum, derivative of Late Latin porus pore2, alluding to the spots on the leaves, suggesting closed pores
< Neo-Latin (1786) < Greek mý(ein) to shut (the eyes) + Neo-Latin -porum, derivative of Late Latin porus pore2, alluding to the spots on the leaves, suggesting closed pores
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Myoporum
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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