terebinth

American  

[ter-uh-binth] / ˈtɛr ə bɪnθ /

noun

1. a Mediterranean tree, Pistacia terebinthus, of the cashew family, yielding Chian turpentine.

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terebinth British  

/ ˈtɛrɪbɪnθ /

noun

1. a small anacardiaceous tree, Pistacia terebinthus, of the Mediterranean region, having winged leafstalks and clusters of small flowers, and yielding a turpentine

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Etymology

Origin of terebinth

1350–1400; < Latin terebinthus < Greek terébinthos turpentine tree; replacing Middle English therebinte < Middle French < Latin, as above

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terebinth

Tartaric acid occurs in large amounts only in grapes, and terebinth resin was a wine preservative used all over the ancient Near East up through Roman times.

From Time Magazine Archive

Two telltale substances in a salt clinched the new finding: tartaric acid and resin from the terebinth tree.

From Time Magazine Archive

While luncheon is preparing in the shade of the terebinth, I wade into the brook and cast my fly along the ripples.

From Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit by Van Dyke, Henry

Next to the "terebinth" was the tomb of the favorite horse of Lucius Verus.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo

The Shekh, with a number of lazy villagers, is still seated under the terebinth, in a tent of shade, impervious to the sun.

From The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain by Taylor, Bayard