turpentine tree

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A terebinth or Cyprus turpentine (Pistacia terebinthus), source of Cyprian turpentine.
Any of various other trees producing turpentine, now chiefly species of pine and fir.
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.
A malara or native gardenia (Gardenia pyriformis), native to northern Australia.
A West Indian birch (Bursera simaruba), native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.
A brown cudgeree (Canarium australianum, family Burseraceae), native to Australia and Papua New Guinea.
A mopane tree (Colophospermum mopane), of southern Africa.

Word forms

turpentine tree turpentine trees

Synonyms

mango bark, scrub turpentine, carrot wood, parsnip wood, Melville Island white beech balsam tree black ironwood butterfly tree

Related words

brush turpentine scrub turpentine turpentine bush turpentine grass turpentine weed (Gutierrezia sarothrae, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum, Trichostema lanceolatum, Trichostema laxum

Derived words

Australian turpentine tree Persian turpentine tree

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