pepper tree

noun

1. any of several chiefly South American, evergreen trees belonging to the genus Schinus, of the cashew family, cultivated in subtropical regions as an ornamental.

pepper tree

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pepper tree¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

Back in Los Angeles, we performed our wedding vows — a poem we wrote together — for friends and family among the pepper trees and roses at the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens in Cypress Park.

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Flores’ western honey bees, Apis mellifera, had been staying on the farm in Somis for the winter, feeding on the nearby pepper trees and eucalyptus to help get them through to spring.

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Her serene retreat feels like a cabin in a national park, yet it’s perched on a slope in Lee’s Mount Washington backyard, shaded by Brazilian pepper trees.

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Sitting outdoors, near naked under a voluminous pepper tree, in public might cause anxiety for many people.

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In Vietnam, for example, the group helped plant more than a million pepper trees that resulted in a harvest of high-grade pepper that is now sent to the U.S.

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