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.
âMojoâ Pittosporum, Pittosporum tobira, is a small, dense, mounding, evergreen shrub with outstanding glossy, variegated green leaves that have a creamy yellow border.âMojoâ adds a little tropical flare to the garden through its foliage, and can reach 2 to 3 feet in height with a 3 foot spread.Mojoâ Pittosporum, Pittosporum tobira, is a small, dense, mounding, evergreen shrub with outstanding glossy, variegated green leaves that have a creamy yellow border.