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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A shrub or small tree of the cashew family, Schinus Molle, native in South America and Mexico, and cultivated for ornament and shade in southern California and other warm dry climates.
- noun A shrub or small tree of the magnolia family, Drimys (Tasmannia) aromatica, of Victoria and Tasmania.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
- noun small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs
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