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词汇 terebinth
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Definition of terebinth in English:

terebinth

noun ˈtɛrəbɪnθˈtɛrəˌbinθ
  • A small southern European tree which was formerly a source of turpentine and galls for use in tanning.

    笃耨香树

    Pistacia terebinthus, family Anacardiaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many of them bring cheese, eggs, honey, nuts, terebinth seeds, terebinth soap, fruit and vegetables to sell, and vie for a pitch on the pavement.
    • But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.
    • Further tests indicated the presence of resin from the terebinth tree, a Middle Eastern member of the cashew family.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French therebinte, or via Latin from Greek terebinthos.

Definition of terebinth in US English:

terebinth

nounˈterəˌbēnTHˈtɛrəˌbinθ
  • A small southern European tree of the cashew family that was formerly a source of turpentine.

    笃耨香树

    Pistacia terebinthus, family Anacardiaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.
    • Further tests indicated the presence of resin from the terebinth tree, a Middle Eastern member of the cashew family.
    • Many of them bring cheese, eggs, honey, nuts, terebinth seeds, terebinth soap, fruit and vegetables to sell, and vie for a pitch on the pavement.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French therebinte, or via Latin from Greek terebinthos.

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