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peppertree

British  
/ ˈpɛpəˌtriː /

noun

  1. another name for kawakawa

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On a recent scorching day, the cascading branches of a California peppertree enveloped a dozen children attending Arroyo Nature School.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

The branches of a peppertree whose roots had been freshly watered wilted as a flower wilts when broken from the stalk.

From The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America by Huntington, Ellsworth

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