lentisk
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lentisk
1375–1425; late Middle English lentiske < Latin lentīscus
Example Sentences
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Rotten seaweed pulled from the shore and resin pressed from lentisk, a tree mentioned in “Don Quixote,” are also part of his quest for local scents.
From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2021
Thus, for instance, one branch of a tree bore leaves like those of a cane, another branch of the same tree, leaves similar to those of the lentisk.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019
Soon the gardens cease, and lentisk, rosemary, box, and ilex—shrubs of Provence—with here and there a sumach out of reach, cling to the hard stone.
From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes
The dunes were covered with thick bushes of lentisk, myrtle and similar shrubs; every step bruised some scented thing.
From The Spirit of Rome by Lee, Vernon
The heart of the jungle—all lentisk, or mimosa and thorn, interlaced with briar—being impenetrable, the efforts of our men were confined to directing the dogs, and by incessant noise to drive the game upwards.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.
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