English > genus Schinus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions / regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China. |
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| Synonym | Schinus |
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| Member of | Anacardiaceae, family Anacardiaceae, sumac family | The cashew family |
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| Members | Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolius | small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit |
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| aroeira blanca, Schinus chichita | small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil |
| pepper tree, molle, Peruvian mastic tree, Schinus molle | small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits |
| Broader | dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus | genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination |
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| Spanish | genus schinus, schinus |
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| Catalan | genus schinus, schinus, Schinus |
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