1. genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China; [syn: Schinus, genus Schinus]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Schinus
n 1: genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and
subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary
Islands and China [syn: Schinus, genus Schinus]