schinus molle

Noun
Synonyms: pepper treemollePeruvian mastic treeSchinus molle

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruitsSynonyms: pepper treemollePeruvian mastic treeSchinus molle
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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.] [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

3.A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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