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terebinth::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pistacia terebinthus |
| Type of | angiospermous tree, flowering tree |
Examples of terebinth
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The residue also contained resin from the terebinth tree, historically a popular additive to wines.
From the newscientist.com
The words Elim and Elat refer to the power of the high and mighty terebinth trees that the Phoenicians used for masts and Asherah poles.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Tartaric acid occurs in large amounts only in grapes, and terebinth resin was a wine preservative used all over the ancient Near East up through Roman times.
From the time.com
- A Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine
- Pistacia terebinthus, known commonly as terebinth and turpentine tree, is a species of Pistacia, native to the Mediterranean region from the western regions of Morocco, Portugal and the Canary Islands, to Greece and western Turkey. ...
- (R.V. marg. of Deu 11:30, etc.), the Pistacia terebinthus of botanists; a tree very common in the south and east of Palestine. (See OAK.)
- The turpentine tree; also, a name for various resinous exudations
- The liquid oleoresinous exudation of the Pistacia terbinthus, a small tree common in southern Europe and the Mediterranean area, known as Chian, Scio or Cyprian turpentine.
- (Pistacia terebinthus, P. atlantica) produced fruits used as nuts, but the timber of the large oaklike P. atlantica is also useful. The shade of terebinths was used for pagan sacrifices and offerings (Hosea 4:13 NIV).
