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Definition of Pistacia terebinthus
1. Noun. A Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine.
Group relationships: Genus Pistacia, Pistacia
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pistacia Terebinthus
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 ..."