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Found 2 items, similar to pepper tree.

Dictionary: dictd_www.dict.org_gcide
Definition: pepper tree

Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
(Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.

Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.

West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.
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Dictionary: WordNet
Definition: pepper tree

pepper tree
n 1: small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender
pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish
flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits [syn: molle,
Peruvian mastic tree, Schinus molle]
2: small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having
leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of
creamy flowers resembling lilacs [syn: Kirkia wilmsii]