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Turpentine tree
        occurs only once, via. in the Apocrypha. Ecclus. 24:16. It is the Pistacia terebinthus, terebinth tree, common in Israel and the East. The terebinth occasionally grows to a large size. It belongs to the natural order Anacurdiaceas, the plants of which order generally contain resinous secretions.


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Smith, William, Dr "Meaning and Definition for 'turpentine tree' in Smiths Bible Dictionary".
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