schinus
Noun
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Genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China (synset 112785463)
is a type of: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germinationmember holonym:
- aroeira blanca, schinus chichita - small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil
- molle, pepper tree, 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
- brazilian pepper tree, schinus terebinthifolius - small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen
belongs to: anacardiaceae, family anacardiaceae, sumac family - the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumacsame as: genus schinus
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