noun
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
• Syn: ↑Schinus terebinthifolius
• Hypernyms: ↑tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Schinus, ↑genus Schinus
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nounUsage: usually capitalized B
: a Brazilian evergreen resinous tree (Schinus terebinthifolius) with dark green leaflets and a bright red fruit
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a small Brazilian evergreen tree or shrub, Schinus terebinthifolius, of the cashew family, having inconspicuous white flowers and bright red fruit: the berries are used for Christmas decorations. Also called Christmasberry tree.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.