terebinth

[ ter-uh-binth ]

noun

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

terebinth

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of terebinth¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of terebinth¹

C14: from Latin terebinthus, from Greek terebinthos turpentine tree

Example Sentences

Absalom started back on his mule, fell into a thicket, and became entangled by his long hair in the branches of a large terebinth.

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The lofty trees, the terebinth, the evergreen pine and the cypress were sacred to her; the pomegranate, the symbol of fruitfulness, was her peculiar fruit.

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The eastern slopes are comparatively bare of trees; but the western are well supplied with oak, terebinth and pine.

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He hears "the small hushed cry of crisp dry life The terebinth gives beneath the graver's knife."

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Awkward and shy he neared her, daring not To startle eyes that lost in reveries swam; From terebinths were fluttered scents, and from The soil's fermenting mounted odours hot.

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