turpentine tree

== English == === Noun === turpentine tree (plural turpentine trees) A terebinth or Cyprus turpentine (Pistacia terebinthus), source of Cyprian turpentine. [from 16th c.] Any of various other trees producing turpentine, now chiefly species of pine and fir. [from 18th c.] (Australia) Any of various trees of the genus Syncarpia known for their aromatic or flammable resin or leaves, especially Syncarpia glomulifera of eastern New South Wales and Queensland. [from 19th c.] (Australia) A malara or native gardenia (Gardenia pyriformis), native to northern Australia. (Virgin Islands) A West Indian birch (Bursera simaruba), native to the tropical and subtropical Americas. (Australia) A brown cudgeree (Canarium australianum, family Burseraceae), native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. Synonym: mango bark, scrub turpentine, carrot wood, parsnip wood, Melville Island white beech A mopane tree (Colophospermum mopane), of southern Africa. Synonyms: balsam tree, black ironwood, butterfly tree ==== Derived terms ==== Australian turpentine tree (Lophostemon confertus, syn. Tristania conferta; Syncarpia laurifolia) Persian turpentine tree (Pistacia spp.) === See also === brush turpentine (Choricarpia leptopetala, Rhodamnia rubescens) scrub turpentine (Canarium australianum, Rhodamnia rubescens) turpentine bush (Beyeria spp., Eremophila spp., Acacia lysiphloia, and Ericameria laricifolia) turpentine grass (Cymbopogon spp.) turpentine weed (Gutierrezia sarothrae, Silphium perfoliatum, Silphium terebinthinaceum, Trichostema lanceolatum, Trichostema laxum === References === “turpentine tree”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. turpentine tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia