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Victorian box

American  

noun

  1. a tree, Pittosporum undulatum, of Australia, having shiny, wavy-margined, oblong leaves and fragrant clusters of yellowish flowers.


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“Our garden is very family-friendly,” says Robbins, gesturing toward the Victorian box tree where his 5-year-old daughter Ava likes to swing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2022

“Our garden is very family-friendly,” says Robbins, gesturing toward the Victorian box tree where his 5-year-old daughter, Zara, likes to swing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2022

That’s the Victorian box tree, pittosporum, popularized a hundred years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2021

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