Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pepper tree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
pep-per tree
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Any of the South American trees in the genus Schinus, which have small fruits that have been used as a substitute for black pepper.

Example Sentences

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Inflected Forms

pepper trees (plural) peppertree (alternative)

Synonyms

Spanish pepper kirkia wilmsii molle peruvian mastic tree schinus molle

Questions

What does pepper tree mean?
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.

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