n.
A small Mediterranean tree (Pistacia terebinthus) that is a source of tanning material and turpentine.
[Middle English terebinthe, from Old French terebinte, from Latin terebinthus, from Greek terebinthos.]
terebinth
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(tĕr'ə-bĭnth')
n.
A small Mediterranean tree (Pistacia terebinthus) that is a source of tanning material and turpentine.
n.
A small Mediterranean tree (Pistacia terebinthus) that is a source of tanning material and turpentine.
| Columbia Encyclopedia: terebinth |
terebinth (tĕr'əbĭnth) or turpentine tree, small deciduous tree (Pistacia terebinthus) of the family Anacardiaceae (sumac family), native to the Mediterranean region. It yielded probably the earliest-known form of turpentine, said to have been used in medicine by the ancient Greeks. The yield of the terebinth is now called Chian, Scio, or Cyprian turpentine. The terebinth is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Anacardiaceae.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine
Synonym: Pistacia terebinthus
| Wikipedia: Terebinth |
Terebinth refers to two similar species of genus Pistacia:
- Pistacia palaestina of the Asiatic Mediterranean region
- Pistacia terebinthus of more westerly parts of the Mediterranean basin
See also
- Turpentine, a related term
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