shivering. involuntary shaking of the body, as with cold. It is caused by contraction or twitching of the muscles, and is a physiologic method of heat production in humans and other mammals. As a form of aerobic skeletal muscle activity, vigorous shivering uses about as much energy as riding a bicycle or shoveling snow.
Pittosporum ( / p Éª Ë t É s p Éµ r Ém / or / Ë p Éª t Éµ Ë s p ÉÉr Ém /) [1] is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae. The genus is probably Gondwanan in origin; its present range extends from Australasia, Oceania, eastern Asia and some parts of Africa.
Japanese Pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira) is a useful ornamental plant for hedges, border plantings, as a specimen or in containers. It has attractive leaves that enhance many other plant textures and it is very tolerant of a range of conditions.Care for Pittosporum is negligible, and the plants thrive in many locations as long as they are not grown below USDA zone 8 or above zone 11.t has attractive leaves that enhance many other plant textures and it is very tolerant of a range of conditions. Care for Pittosporum is negligible, and the plants thrive in many locations as long as they are not grown below USDA zone 8 or above zone 11.