a small New Zealand tree or shrub, Pittosporum crassifolium with sweet-smelling brown flowers
Word origin
Māori
karo in American English
(ˈkɑːrou)
nounWord forms: plural-ros
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit
Word origin
[1780–90; ‹ Maori]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classification, ego, fluff, rosette, seep