"turpentine tree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: turpentine trees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} turpentine tree (plural turpentine trees)
  1. A terebinth or Cyprus turpentine (Pistacia terebinthus), source of Cyprian turpentine. Derived forms: Australian turpentine tree (alt: syn. Tristania conferta; Syncarpia laurifolia) (taxonomic: Lophostemon confertus), Persian turpentine tree (taxonomic: Pistacia spp.) Related terms: brush turpentine (alt: Choricarpia leptopetala, Rhodamnia rubescens), scrub turpentine (taxonomic: Rhodamnia rubescens), turpentine bush (taxonomic: Acacia lysiphloia) (english: and Ericameria laricifolia), turpentine grass (taxonomic: Cymbopogon spp.), turpentine weed (Gutierrezia sarothrae, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum, Trichostema lanceolatum, Trichostema laxum
    Sense id: en-turpentine_tree-en-noun-V5JlILXI Categories (other): Madder family plants, Sapindales order plants, Sumac family plants Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 21 11 11 8 22 23 4 Disambiguation of Sapindales order plants: 40 8 7 5 21 16 3 Disambiguation of Sumac family plants: 23 11 10 7 18 27 4
  2. Any of various other trees producing turpentine, now chiefly species of pine and fir.
    Sense id: en-turpentine_tree-en-noun-IZKFcR5Y Categories (other): Madder family plants, Sumac family plants Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 21 11 11 8 22 23 4 Disambiguation of Sumac family plants: 23 11 10 7 18 27 4
  3. (Australia) Any of various trees of the genus Syncarpia known for their aromatic or flammable resin or leaves, especially Syncarpia glomulifera of eastern New South Wales and Queensland. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-turpentine_tree-en-noun-4KCGAf5B Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Madder family plants, Myrtle family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 7 25 18 16 14 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 7 26 17 15 15 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 7 29 16 14 14 1 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 21 11 11 8 22 23 4 Disambiguation of Myrtle family plants: 17 6 32 12 13 19 1
  4. (Australia) A malara or native gardenia (Gardenia pyriformis), native to northern Australia. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-turpentine_tree-en-noun-DZ4uGx92 Categories (other): Australian English
  5. (Virgin Islands) A West Indian birch (Bursera simaruba), native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.
    Sense id: en-turpentine_tree-en-noun-jfIIzkV0 Categories (other): Madder family plants, Sumac family plants Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 21 11 11 8 22 23 4 Disambiguation of Sumac family plants: 23 11 10 7 18 27 4
  6. (Australia) A brown cudgeree (Canarium australianum, family Burseraceae), native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. Tags: Australia Synonyms: mango bark, scrub turpentine, carrot wood, parsnip wood, Melville Island white beech
    Sense id: en-turpentine_tree-en-noun-bilEE4Nd Categories (other): Australian English, Madder family plants, Sumac family plants Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 21 11 11 8 22 23 4 Disambiguation of Sumac family plants: 23 11 10 7 18 27 4
  7. A mopane tree (Colophospermum mopane), of southern Africa. Synonyms: balsam tree, black ironwood, butterfly tree
    Sense id: en-turpentine_tree-en-noun-5nrT3y5M

Inflected forms

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