Terebinth

//ˈtɛɹəbɪnθ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Mediterranean tree (Pistacia terebinthus and, possibly, Pistacia palaestina)
  2. 2
    a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine wordnet

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pistacia terebinthus

Etymology

From Middle English therebynte, from Old French terebinthe, from Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos), from Pre-Greek. Related to turpentine and terpene.

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