Pistacia terebinthus (species)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Plantae (kingdom) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Sapindales (order) > Anacardiaceae (family) > Pistacia (genus)
Descripción
Species of small deciduous tree or large shrub growing to 7 m in height, native to the Mediterranean region. Believed to have been mentioned in Mycenaean texts; known in Biblical texts and in Ancient Greece. Sap is used as a medicine, and to create an oil of turpentine; the fruit is used to make bread. The bark and galls are used for tanning leather and making a beverage.
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Otros términos
- Cyprus turpentine (species) [en]
- terebinth (species) [en]
- turpentine-tree (species) [en]
- térébinthe (species) [fr]
- Terpentinbaum (species) [de]
- terebinto (species) [it]