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turpentine trees

turpentine trees is the plural of turpentine tree.

Meaning of turpentine tree

Noun

turpentine tree (plural turpentine trees)

  1. A terebinth or Cyprus turpentine (Pistacia terebinthus), source of Cyprian turpentine.
  2. Any of various other trees producing turpentine, now chiefly species of pine and fir.
  3. (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.
    • The Pajero sped past small clearings in the scrub floored by white earth […], overarched by the skinny limbs of twisted turpentine trees that might have been the desiccated remains of the dwelling houses of a species long vanished from this earth.2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 269
  4. (Australia) A malara or native gardenia (Gardenia pyriformis), native to northern Australia.
  5. (Virgin Islands) A West Indian birch (Bursera simaruba), native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.
  6. (Australia) A brown cudgeree (Canarium australianum, family Burseraceae), native to Australia and Papua New Guinea.
    Synonyms:
    mango bark, scrub turpentine, carrot wood, parsnip wood, Melville Island white beech

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Questions about turpentine trees

What is turpentine trees the plural of?
Turpentine trees is the plural of turpentine tree.

Words near turpentine trees in the dictionary

  1. turpentine of Chio
  2. turpentine of Cyprus
  3. Turpentine State
  4. turpentine substitute
  5. turpentine tree
  6. turpentine trees
  7. turpentine weed
  8. turpentined
  9. turpentiner
  10. turpentiners
  11. turpentines

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