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Definition of Terebinth
1. Noun. A Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine.
Group relationships: Genus Pistacia, Pistacia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Definition of Terebinth
1. n. The turpentine tree.
Definition of Terebinth
1. Noun. A Mediterranean tree, ''Pistacia palaestina'' or ''Pistacia terebinthus''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Terebinth
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Medical Definition of Terebinth
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Terebinth
Literary usage of Terebinth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scripture Natural History: Containing a Descriptive Account of the by William Carpenter, Gorham Dummer Abbot (1833)
"Mariti says, the terebinth is an evergreen of moderate size, but having the top
... The terebinth under which Abraham entertained the angels (Gen. xviii. ..."
2. Folk-lore in the Old Testament: Studies in Comparative Religion, Legend and Law by James George Frazer (1919)
"But of all the holy trees of ancient Palestine by far the The oak or most famous
and the most popular was apparently the oak or ^mre**' terebinth of Mamre, ..."
3. The plants of the Bible, trees and shrubs by John Hutton Balfour (1857)
"As a Teil-tree [terebinth-tree], or as an Oak, whose substance is in them. ...
The valley of Elah or the terebinth valley is mentioned in 1 Samuel xvii. ..."
4. The Plants of the Bible by John Hutton Balfour (1885)
"'As a teil tree [terebinth-tree], or as an oak, whose substance is in them. ...
It is now generally assumed that the plant indicated is the terebinth-tree, ..."
5. Enquiry Into Plants and Minor Works on Odours and Weather Signs by Theophrastus (1916)
"For its size the tree does not bear much fruit. It is uncommon to have the fruit
in a pod ; in fact there are few such trees. Of filbert, terebinth, box, ..."
6. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"Turpentine — oil of terebinth, oil of turpentine. ... Of or pertaining to the
terebinth or turpentine-tree. — turpentine, or partaking of its qualities. ..."
7. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... (Iv) means "set to 'The dove of the distant terebinth' ", or, according to
the vowels of Massorah, "set to 'The silent dove of them that are afar' ". ..."
8. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... (Iv) means "set to 'The dove of the distant terebinth' ", or, according to
the vowels of Massorah, "set to 'The silent dove of them that are afar' ". ..."
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