Schinus

See also: schinus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin schīnus, from Ancient Greek σχῖνος (skhînos).

Proper noun

Schinus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Anacardiaceae – the pepper trees.

Usage notes

• Usually with masculine-form specific epithets.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Sapindales - order; Anacardiaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Schinus areira, Schinus latifolius, Schinus lentiscifolius, Schinus longifolius, Schinus molle, Schinus polygama, Schinus terebinthifolius, Schinus weinmanniifolius - species

References

• “pepper tree”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Schinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Schinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Schinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons