terebinthaceousadj.
/tɛrɪbɪnˈθeɪʃəs/ Botany.
Belonging to the N.O. Terebinthaceæ, in some classifications a synonym of Anacardiaceæ, or including both that and Burseraceæ.
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lentiscinec1420
terebinthine?1550
kauri1823
terebinthaceous1830
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 126 From Anacardiaceæ and other terebintaceous orders they [Connaraceæ] are at once known by the total want of resinous juice.
1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. vi. 213 (note) Among terebinthaceous plants, the Rhus glabrum.
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