pepper tree

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

pepper tree

noun pepper trees · peppertree

  1. 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.
  2. Any of the South American trees in the genus Schinus, which have small fruits that have been used as a substitute for black pepper. .

    Similar: Spanish pepper

Translations

Every language

noun South American trees

Españolmolle, huingán
Portuguêsaroeira
Françaismolle
DeutschPfefferbaum, Molle
Русскийши́нус šínus

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"pepper tree." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pepper%20tree. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pepper tree. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pepper%20tree

Chicago

"pepper tree." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pepper%20tree.

BibTeX
@misc{pepper_tree_2026,
  title = {pepper tree},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pepper%20tree},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}