terebinth

ter·e·binth

T0114200 (tĕr′ə-bĭnth′)n. Any of several usually small trees of the genus Pistacia of the Middle East and the Mediterranean region, especially P. terebinthus, formerly an important source of tanning material and turpentine.

[Middle English terebinthe, from Old French terebinte, from Latin terebinthus, from Greek terebinthos.]

terebinth

(ˈtɛrɪbɪnθ) n (Plants) a small anacardiaceous tree, Pistacia terebinthus, of the Mediterranean region, having winged leafstalks and clusters of small flowers, and yielding a turpentine[C14: from Latin terebinthus, from Greek terebinthos turpentine tree]

ter•e•binth

(ˈtɛr ə bɪnθ)

n. a Mediterranean tree, Pistacia terebinthus, of the cashew family, yielding an oleoresin (Chian turpentine). [1350–1400; Middle English therebinte < Middle French < Latin terebinthus < Greek terébinthos]

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terebinth - a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentinePistacia terebinthusgenus Pistacia, Pistacia - a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruitangiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

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τερέβινθος

terebinth

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terebinth

(tĕr`əbĭnth) or

turpentine tree,

small deciduous tree (Pistacia terebinthus) of the family Anacardiaceae (sumacsumac
or sumach
, common name for some members of the Anacardiaceae, a family of trees and shrubs native chiefly to the tropics but ranging into north temperate regions and characterized by resinous, often acrid, sap.
..... Click the link for more information. 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 MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Anacardiaceae.

Terebinth

(Pistacia terebinthus), a dioecious deciduous shrub or small tree of the family Anacardiaceae. The plant reaches 5 m in height and has odd-pinnate leaves with three to nine leaflets. The small unisexual flowers have a simple perianth of two to six bracts and are gathered in large panicles. The fruit is a drupe. The terebinth grows in the western Mediterranean Region, in arid light forests and on limestone mountain slopes. The tree is tapped for Chian turpentine, a resin that contains an essential oil closely related to turpentine oil. Turpentine oil itself is obtained from the seeds. Galls caused by aphids on the leaves and branches contain tannins, which are used in tanning leathers.

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turpentine tree,

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noun a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine

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