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pepper tree ExamplesWord Origin noun
- any of several chiefly South American, evergreen trees belonging to the genus Schinus, of the cashew family, cultivated in subtropical regions as an ornamental.
Origin of pepper tree First recorded in 1685–95 Examples from the Web for pepper tree Historical Examples of pepper tree
Two men, whom I had not noticed before, had been sharing with me the shade of the pepper-tree.
Mayne Reid
In this second wall, near the pepper-tree, was the home of our two monkeys Jack and Jill.
Strange Teas, Dinners, Weddings and Fetes
Various
The leaves and bark of this tree have a hot biting cinnamon-like taste on which account it is vulgarly called the pepper-tree.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2)
Thomas Mitchell
Polly tied Blanquita to the pepper-tree, caught her habit in one hand, and ran up the walnut-tree avenue to the Nobles’ house.
Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
The pepper-tree abounds in Santa Barbara, and the eucalyptus is being planted a good deal.
Caroline C. Leighton
British Dictionary definitions for pepper tree pepper tree noun
- 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