Turpentine

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of the terebinth, or turpentine, tree (Pistacia Terebinthus), a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine, larch, and fir.

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Turpentine State
·add. ·- North Carolina; — a nickname alluding to its extensive production of turpentine. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
brush-turpentine
n. another name for the tree Syncarpia leptopetala, F. v. M., N.O. Myrtaceae,called also Myrtle (q....

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
turpentine, brush
name given to two trees – – Metrosideros leptopetala, F. v. M., also called Myrtle; and Rhodamnia tr...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
turpentine-tree
n. The name is applied to manytrees in Australia yielding a resin, but especially to the treecalled...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Turpentine Tree
occurs only once, via. in the Apocrypha. Ecclus. 24:16. It is the Pistacia terebinthus, terebinth tr...

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