English > Schinus: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | 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 | genus 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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