Meanings
plural pepper trees · alternative peppertree
- 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.
- 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 & antonyms
nounAny of the South American trees in the genus Schinus, which have small fruits that have been used as a substitute for black pepper.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
nounsmall African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish roseepippuri
- roseepippuriSouth American trees
French molle
- molleSouth American trees
German Pfefferbaum, Molle
- PfefferbaumSouth American trees
- MolleSouth American trees
Hungarian borsfa
- borsfaSouth American trees
Latin molle
- molleSouth American trees
Māori horopito, puhikawa
- horopitoNew Zealand trees
- puhikawaNew Zealand trees
Portuguese aroeira
- aroeiraSouth American trees
Russian ши́нус
- ши́нус (šínus)South American trees
Spanish molle, huingán
- molleSouth American trees
- huingánSouth American trees
Swedish pepparträd
- pepparträdSouth American trees
Cite this entry
pepper tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepper%20tree
“pepper tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepper%20tree. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pepper tree,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepper%20tree.
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