WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pep′per tree′, 
  1. Plant Biologyany of several chiefly South American, evergreen trees belonging to the genus Schinus, of the cashew family, cultivated in subtropical regions as an ornamental.
  • 1685–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pepper tree n
  1. Also called: mastic tree any of several evergreen anacardiaceous trees of the chiefly South American genus Schinus, esp S. molle, having yellowish-white flowers and bright red ornamental fruits
'pepper tree' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Brazilian pepper tree - chaste tree - Christmasberry tree - mastic - monk's pepper tree - Peruvian mastic tree

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