Definition of Myoporum
:a genus (the type of the family Myoporaceae) of mostly Australasian shrubs or trees that have small axillary white flowers with a 5-parted bell-shaped calyx — see bastard sandalwood
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Myoporum
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My·op·o·rum
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mīˈäpərəm
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Origin and Etymology of myoporum
New Latin, from myo- (from Greek myein to close—used of the lips and eyes) + -porum (from Greek poros pore)
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