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pepper tree

pepper tree noun: either of the native New Zealand shrubs Pseudowintera axillaris and Pseudowintera colorata, with leaves often having large red blotches. They are used in traditional medicine.

Noun

pepper tree (plural pepper trees)

  1. Either of the native New Zealand shrubs Pseudowintera axillaris and Pseudowintera colorata, with leaves often having large red blotches. They are used in traditional medicine.
  2. Any of the South American trees in the genus Schinus, which have small fruits that have been used as a substitute for black pepper.
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    Synonyms:
    Spanish pepper

Synonyms of pepper tree

Forms of pepper tree

pluralpepper trees
alternative formpeppertree

Questions about pepper tree

What does pepper tree mean?
Pepper tree means either of the native New Zealand shrubs Pseudowintera axillaris and Pseudowintera colorata, with leaves often having large red blotches. They are used in traditional medicine.
What part of speech is pepper tree?
Pepper tree is a noun.
What is the plural of pepper tree?
The plural of pepper tree is pepper trees.

Words near pepper tree in the dictionary

  1. pepper squash
  2. pepper squashes
  3. pepper steak
  4. pepper steaks
  5. Pepper syndrome
  6. pepper tree
  7. pepper trees
  8. pepper up
  9. pepper vine
  10. pepper weevil
  11. pepper weevils

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