terebinth

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/ˈtɛɹəbɪnθ/

noun

A Mediterranean tree (Pistacia terebinthus and, possibly, Pistacia palaestina)

Similar
Pistacia terebinthus
OriginMiddle English therebynte ← Old French terebinthe ← Latin terebinthus →
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Meanings

nounterebinth (plural terebinths)

plural terebinths

  1. A Mediterranean tree (Pistacia terebinthus and, possibly, Pistacia palaestina)

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine

Similar
Pistacia terebinthus
Broader
angiospermous treeflowering tree

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Pre-Greek
  2. Ancient Greekτερέβινθος
  3. Latinterebinthus
  4. Old Frenchterebinthe
  5. Middle Englishtherebynte
  6. Englishterebinth

From Middle English therebynte, from Old French terebinthe, from Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos), from Pre-Greek. Related to turpentine and terpene.

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Translations

Ancient Greek τερέβινθος, τέρμινθος
  • τερέβινθος (terébinthos)a Mediterranean tree
  • τέρμινθος (términthos)a Mediterranean tree
Arabic بُطْم
  • بُطْم (buṭm)a Mediterranean tree
Bulgarian кукуч
  • кукуч (kukuč)a Mediterranean tree
Catalan terebint
  • terebinta Mediterranean tree
Czech řečík terebintový
  • řečík terebintovýa Mediterranean tree
Finnish tärpättipistaasi
  • tärpättipistaasia Mediterranean tree
French térébinthe
  • térébinthea Mediterranean tree
German Terebinthe, Terpentin-Pistazie
  • Terebinthea Mediterranean tree
  • Terpentin-Pistaziea Mediterranean tree
Greek τερέβινθος
  • τερέβινθος (terévinthos)a Mediterranean tree
Hebrew אֵלָה
  • אֵלָה (ēlā)a Mediterranean tree
Indonesian tarbantin
  • tarbantina Mediterranean tree
Italian terebinto
  • terebintoa Mediterranean tree
Māori terepini
  • terepinia Mediterranean tree
Portuguese terebinto
  • terebintoa Mediterranean tree
Russian терпенти́новое де́рево
  • терпенти́новое де́рево (terpentínovoje dérevo)a Mediterranean tree
Spanish terebinto
  • terebintoa Mediterranean tree
Swedish terebint
  • terebinta Mediterranean tree
Turkish katran ağacı, menengiç
  • katran ağacıa Mediterranean tree
  • menengiça Mediterranean tree
Welsh coeden dyrpant
  • coeden dyrpanta Mediterranean tree
Cite this entry
APA

terebinth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terebinth

MLA

“terebinth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terebinth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terebinth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terebinth.

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