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SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
Brazilian pepper tree; Schinus terebinthifolius
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Hypernyms ("Schinus terebinthifolius" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("Schinus terebinthifolius" is a member of...):
genus Schinus; Schinus (genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China)