HyperDic: genus_schinus

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Schinus:
NOUNplantgenus Schinus, Schinusgenus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions / regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China
English > genus Schinus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninggenus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions / regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China.
SynonymSchinus
Member ofAnacardiaceae, family Anacardiaceae, sumac familyThe cashew family
MembersBrazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifoliussmall Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit
aroeira blanca, Schinus chichitasmall resinous tree or shrub of Brazil
pepper tree, molle, Peruvian mastic tree, Schinus mollesmall Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
Broaderdicot genus, magnoliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Spanishgenus schinus, schinus
Catalangenus schinus, schinus, Schinus

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