Brazilian pepper tree

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

The branch of a Brazilian pepper tree reaches toward me on the other side of the glass, bunches of pink peppercorns bursting from between its leaves.

The bounty hunter: Steve Phelps scours the landscape to bring diners at his Indigenous restaurant a taste of the Florida wild

The product is made with a natural extract from the bark of the Brazilian pepper tree, and it has been shown to lower the acidity of the stomach.

Natural remedies from brazil are brought to U.S. by Hebron

Penders is fighting one of the most corrosive salt-laden environments in the country, along with the invasive and perpetually spreading Brazilian pepper tree, to save what remains of the birth of the American space program.

Saving the past from the future

Other solutions linked to Wright's website included Temporal Tension, which was said to promote relaxation and 'clarity of the mind' and Mico Plus, said to be a 'dynamic, synergistic formula' made partially from the Brazilian Pepper Tree and 'highly potent'.

Businessman on trial for distributing 'cancer medicines' from garden shed

NOW YOUR ENEMY: Rob Loflin, an official on Florida's Sanibel Island, examines a Brazilian pepper tree.

A Florida Island Battles Green Invaders

One such invader, the Brazilian pepper tree, is a shrub or tree that reaches over 30 feet in height that was introduced into Florida in the mid-1800's for use as an ornamental plant.

Guardians of green

This is also the time when the highly invasive Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius) reaches its peak in bountiful clusters of ruby red fruit that will last until the holidays.