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.
Pittosporum tobira is a dense, rounded evergreen shrub or small tree. The foliage is glossy, dark with lighter undersides. Fragrant, small flowers with an orange blossom scent appear in late spring, inconspicuous, but the lovely scent compensates.ittosporum tobira is a dense, rounded evergreen shrub or small tree. The foliage is glossy, dark with lighter undersides. Fragrant, small flowers with an orange blossom scent appear in late spring, inconspicuous, but the lovely scent compensates.