Schinus

noun

Schi·​nus

ˈskīnəs

: a genus of tropical American trees (family Anacardiaceae) with odd-pinnate leaves and small dioecious white flowers in panicles see pepper tree

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek schinos mastic tree

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