genus Schinus

Definitions of genus Schinus
  1. noun
    genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China
    synonyms: Schinus
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    type of:
    dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus
    genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
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