pepper tree
- any of several chiefly South American, evergreen trees belonging to the genus Schinus, of the cashew family, cultivated in subtropical regions as an ornamental.
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Origin of pepper tree
First recorded in 1685–95
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Two men, whom I had not noticed before, had been sharing with me the shade of the pepper-tree.
The BandoleroMayne Reid
In this second wall, near the pepper-tree, was the home of our two monkeys Jack and Jill.
The leaves and bark of this tree have a hot biting cinnamon-like taste on which account it is vulgarly called the pepper-tree.
Polly tied Blanquita to the pepper-tree, caught her habit in one hand, and ran up the walnut-tree avenue to the Nobles' house.
Polly Oliver's ProblemKate Douglas Smith Wiggin
The pepper-tree abounds in Santa Barbara, and the eucalyptus is being planted a good deal.
pepper tree
- 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
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