pepper tree

pep·per·tree

also pepper tree P5191500 (pĕp′ər-trē′)n. Any of several evergreen trees of the genus Schinus, especially the Brazilian peppertree or S. molle, native to South America and often planted as an ornamental, having yellowish-white flowers and small reddish fruit.

pepper tree

n (Plants) Also called: mastic tree any of several evergreen anacardiaceous trees of the chiefly South American genus Schinus, esp S. molle, having yellowish-white flowers and bright red ornamental fruits

pep′per tree`

n. a South American evergreen tree, Schinus molle, of the cashew family, cultivated as an ornamental. [1685–95]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pepper tree - small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruitsmolle, Peruvian mastic tree, Schinus mollegenus Schinus, Schinus - genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and Chinatree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
	2.	pepper tree - small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacsKirkia wilmsiigenus Kirkia, Kirkia - small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubstree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms