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Schinus

noun
Schi·​nus | \ ˈskīnəs\

Definition of Schinus

: a genus of tropical American trees (family Anacardiaceae) with odd-pinnate leaves and small dioecious white flowers in panicles — see pepper tree

History and Etymology for Schinus

New Latin, from Greek schinos mastic tree

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