pepper tree

English

Alternative forms

Noun

pepper tree (plural pepper trees)

  1. Either of the native New Zealand shrubs Pseudowintera axillaris and Pseudowintera colorata, with leaves often having large red blotches. They are used in traditional medicine.
  2. Any of the South American trees in the genus Schinus, which have small fruits that have been used as a substitute for black pepper.
    Hyponyms: Brazilian pepper tree, California pepper tree, pink peppercorn, aroeira.

Synonyms

Translations

This page is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.