pepperinan.
/pɛpəˈriːnə/, U.S. /ˌpɛpəˈrinə/, Australian English /pepəˈriːnə/ Australian.
The California pepper tree, Schinus molle. Also pepperina tree.
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1930 V. Palmer Men are Human xviii. 166 Nothing grew save the drooping pepperina that trailed its sheeny leaves over the kitchen roof.
1962 D. Stuart Yaralie v. 63 She saw Mrs Thorgood coming down from the homestead in its bank of dark green pepperina trees.
1987 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 22 Feb. 34/2 In the drier inland country you'll find some pleasant specimens of the pepperina tree—as it is called in Queensland.
2000 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 13 Jan. 12 She had her head almost at ground level, since the pepperina leaves obstructed her view.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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