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pepper tree also pep·per·tree (ppr-tr)

n.

Any of several evergreen trees of the genus Schinus, especially S. molle, native to South America, having compound leaves, yellowish-white flowers clustered in branching panicles, and small rose-colored drupes. Also called California pepper tree.

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pepper tree

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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several evergreen anacardiaceous trees of the chiefly South American genus Schinus, esp S. molle (also called: mastic tree), having yellowish-white flowers and bright red ornamental fruits

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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 fruits molle, Peruvian mastic tree, Schinus molle 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
	2.	pepper tree - small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs Kirkia wilmsii genus Kirkia, Kirkia - small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms