peppertree
noun
pep·per·tree
ˈpe-pər-ˌtrē 
: a South American evergreen tree (Schinus molle) of the cashew family grown as a shade tree in mild climates
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On a recent scorching day, the cascading branches of a California peppertree enveloped a dozen children attending Arroyo Nature School.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2024
Brazilian peppertrees, an invader that is among Florida’s most damaging flora, also impeded us; they had been sprayed in an attempt to get rid of them, and thorny vines had taken over their dead branches.
—Gena Steffens, Smithsonian, 11 July 2019
Yet the despised peppertree might turn out to be medically valuable.
—National Geographic, 15 Feb. 2017
In the meantime, the peppertree results—like earlier work that Quave and her collaborators performed with extracts from the European chestnut tree—
—National Geographic, 15 Feb. 2017
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2024
Brazilian peppertrees, an invader that is among Florida’s most damaging flora, also impeded us; they had been sprayed in an attempt to get rid of them, and thorny vines had taken over their dead branches.
—Gena Steffens, Smithsonian, 11 July 2019
Yet the despised peppertree might turn out to be medically valuable.
—National Geographic, 15 Feb. 2017
In the meantime, the peppertree results—like earlier work that Quave and her collaborators performed with extracts from the European chestnut tree—
—National Geographic, 15 Feb. 2017
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“Peppertree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peppertree. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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