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Brazilian pepper tree

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Brazilian pepper tree
n.
An evergreen Brazilian tree (Schinus terebinthifolius) having aromatic foliage and clusters of red, berrylike fruits used for Christmas decorations. It is naturalized in warm regions and a serious pest in Hawaii and Florida. Also called Christmas berry tree.
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Noun1.Brazilian pepper tree - small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen
Schinus terebinthifolius
genus Schinus, Schinus - genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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The Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius), an enormously popular selection in the Valley, is more tropical than the California pepper tree and could suffer in the Santa Clarita winter.
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farm and grazing land, and Australian pines and Brazilian pepper trees are slurping up Florida's fresh water.
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Frank Inoshita, 69, of North Hollywood, admired his 3-foot Brazilian pepper tree, one of dozens of juniper, cedar, pine and other deciduous miniatures cultivated over decades of careful pruning.
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