terebinth
/ˈtɛɹəbɪnθ/noun
terebinth is a noun meaning “A Mediterranean tree (Pistacia terebinthus and, possibly, Pistacia palaestina)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-E-R-E-B-I-N-T-H, and it appears about once in every 52 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of terebinth is terebinths.
What does terebinth mean?
noun
- 1
A Mediterranean tree (Pistacia terebinthus and, possibly, Pistacia palaestina)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce terebinth?
- /ˈtɛɹəbɪnθ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-terebbinth.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of terebinth
- terebinths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is terebinth?
Terebinth appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Terebinth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a Mediterranean tree:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | térébinthe |
| German | Terebinthe, Terpentin-Pistazie |
| Portuguese | terebinto |
| Spanish | terebinto |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does terebinth come from?
From Middle English therebynte, from Old French terebinthe, from Latin terebinthus, from Ancient Greek τερέβινθος (terébinthos), from Pre-Greek. Related to turpentine and terpene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).