Definition of Pistacia terebinthus

1. Noun. A Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine.

Exact synonyms: Terebinth
Group relationships: Genus Pistacia, Pistacia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pistacia Terebinthus

Piscean
Pisceans
Pisces
Pisces the Fishes
Piscidia
Piscidia erythrina
Piscidia piscipula
Piscis Australis
Piscis Austrinus
Pisgah
Pisidia
Pisistratus
Pisonia
Pisonia aculeata
Pistacia terebinthus (current term)
Pistacia vera
Pistia stratiotes
Pistia stratoites
Pistoia
Pisum
Pisum arvense
Pisum sativum
Pisum sativum arvense
Pisum sativum macrocarpon
Pita Pita
Pitcairn
Pitcairn Island
Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairner

Literary usage of Pistacia terebinthus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry, Division of Plant Industry, Queensland (1910)
"Pistacia terebinthus and Pistacia palaestina.—These species will furnish stocks for Pistacia vera, the true pistache nut, a crop which can be made of great ..."

2. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1880)
"... Pistacia terebinthus, Linne". Countries around the Mediterranean Sea. A tall bush or small tree with deciduous foliage. The fragrant Cyprian or Chio ..."

3. Pharmacographia; a History of the Principal Drugs of Vegetable Origin, Met by Friedrich August Flückiger, Daniel Hanburgy (1879)
"Botanical Origin—Pistacia terebinthus L. (P. atlantica Desf., ... On the branches of Pistacia terebinthus, a kind of galls is produced, which we shall ..."

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