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terebinthinate

American

[ter-uh-bin-thuh-neyt] / ˌtɛr əˈbɪn θəˌneɪt /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling turpentine.

Etymology

Origin of terebinthinate

First recorded in 1670–80; terebinthine + -ate ¹

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terebinthinate

One striking exhibition of pure taste among us is the formation of picturesque arboretums, especially of terebinthinate trees, and others allied to the Coniferae.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 by Various

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