turpentine tree (English, noun)
expansion: turpentine tree (plural turpentine trees)
Senses:
glosses: A terebinth or Cyprus turpentine (Pistacia terebinthus), source of Cyprian turpentine.
glosses: Any of various other trees producing turpentine, now chiefly species of pine and fir.
glosses: 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.
tags: Australia
glosses: A malara or native gardenia (Gardenia pyriformis), native to northern Australia.
tags: Australia
qualifier: Virgin Islands
glosses: A West Indian birch (Bursera simaruba), native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.
glosses: A brown cudgeree (Canarium australianum, family Burseraceae), native to Australia and Papua New Guinea.
tags: Australia
glosses: A mopane tree (Colophospermum mopane), of southern Africa.
Forms:
form: turpentine trees
tags: plural