noun
genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China
• Syn: ↑genus Schinus
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Anacardiaceae, ↑family Anacardiaceae, ↑sumac family
• Member Meronyms:
↑aroeira blanca, ↑Schinus chichita, ↑pepper tree, ↑molle, ↑Peruvian mastic tree, ↑Schinus molle, ↑Brazilian pepper tree, ↑Schinus terebinthifolius
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\\ˈskīnəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of tropical American trees (family Anacardiaceae) with odd-pinnate leaves and small dioecious white flowers in panicles — see pepper tree
Useful english dictionary. 2012.