English Dictionary
◊ PEPPER TREE
pepper tree
n 1: small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender
pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish
flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits [syn: {molle},
{Peruvian mastic tree}, {Schinus molle}]
2: small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having
leaves clustered toward ends of branches and lilaclike
clusters of creamy flowers [syn: {Kirkia wilmsii}]