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The gall produced by the leaves of the Aleppo oak, Quercus infectoria, in response to the larvae of a species of gall wasp, Cynips quercusfolii, and which has been harvested for thousands of years as a concentrated source of tannins for use in high-quality inks, in medicine, etc.
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A small oak native to Greece and Asia Minor, Quercus infectoria, best known for the galls on its leaves that are harvested as a source of tannins.
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The seed of the areca palm (not a true nut but a drupe), chewed as a mild stimulant.
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Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
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sequoia (Sequoia or Sequoiadendron)
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Probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in the genus Commiphora.
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Juniperus oxycedrus (western prickly juniper), whose wood yields a tar.
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Any of various species of America catalpa trees Catalpa especially (Catalpa bignonioides (southern catalpa) or Catalpa speciosa (northern catalpa).
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(countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
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Alternative form of cedrat (“citron tree and fruit”) [(archaic) The citron tree.]
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(countable) The creosote bush.
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A woody projection forming above the roots of certain cypress species, perhaps to aid in oxygenation to the roots or to anchor the tree in soft, muddy soil.
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A clear to yellow resin, obtained in Malaya from trees of the genera Shorea (family Dipterocarpaceae) and Symplocos (family Symplocaceae), used in varnishes and inks
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Cedrus deodara, a type of cedar tree native to the western Himalayas.
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a collection of trees that survives on poor soil above the tree line, often covered by snow; krummholz
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The wood of the elm tree.
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Alternative form of European hophornbeam [Ostrya carpinifolia, found from Italy to coastal Turkey and east of the Black Sea.]
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A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
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(obsolete) Any of various small trees: the guelder rose (Viburnum opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus).
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica, a species of ash tree native to eastern and central North America.
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(obsolete) sandarac resin
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A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.
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Any of the species of coniferous trees of the genus Calocedrus, with fragrant wood.
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Alternative form of jack pine [An evergreen tree, Pinus banksiana.]
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Alternative form of juniper wood [The wood of the juniper tree or other plants in the genus Juniperus.]
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Synonym of King Billy pine
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Dense low matted bushes at the tree-line.
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Any of several types of wood with a coarse texture, but especially that from several varieties of sycamore.
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Cedrus libani subsp. libani, a cedar that grows in Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, northwest Jordan, western Syria, and south-central Turkey.
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The wood or resin from such a tree.
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(obsolete) the lime tree, or linden tree
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(uncountable) The wood of Pinus taeda.
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The she-oaks in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae
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The wood of the orange tree.
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(in some British dialects, now rare) An alder tree.
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A brown wax obtained from the leaves of a Brazilian feather palm, Syagrus coronata, by scraping the leaf surface.
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A bush in the family Thymelaeaceae, found in China and Japan, whose bark can be used to make paper.
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Alternative spelling of Paraná pine [A South American pine-like conifer with edible nuts and valuable wood, Araucaria angustifolia]
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Alternative form of pinaster [A maritime pine (species Pinus pinaster), that grows in southern Europe.]
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A forested area with an abundance of pine trees.
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A pinewood, pinetum, forest or grove where pine trees are grown.
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An arboretum, or part of an arboretum or garden, devoted to growing conifers
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(slang, derogatory) A native or inhabitant of the New Jersey Pine Barrens.
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An ericaceous shrub of the southern United States, whose wood can be used to make pipe bowls.
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(uncountable, countable) Any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine.
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(uncountable, countable) Any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine.
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Obsolete form of pine. [(countable, uncountable) Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.]
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica, a species of ash tree native to eastern and central North America.
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(US) Alternative spelling of red cedar [A juniper native to North America and highly prized for its fragrant wood, Juniperus virginiana.]
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(countable, uncountable, USDA-preferred term) The species Sequoia sempervirens.
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A shrub with white flowers, possibly Retama raetam; the juniper of the (King James Version) Old Testament.
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The California white oak (Quercus lobata).
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Quercus imbricaria, a deciduous tree of the red oaks, native primarily to the Midwestern and Upper South regions of North America, and most commonly found growing in uplands with good drainage.
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Pinus elliottii, a pine tree native to the southeastern United States.
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(US) A classification of lumber, widely used in construction in much of the US, from any of several species of genus Pinus grown in the southeastern United States.
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The wood in a tree's growth ring formed earlier in the growing season, when growth is more rapid, thus composed of wider elements and usually lighter in colour.
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(by extension) Synonym of conifer tip
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The resin of the oriental sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis), formerly used as a stimulating expectorant.
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The true laurel (Laurus nobilis).
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(US) Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore), distinguished by its mottled bark which flakes off in large irregular masses.
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(US) Initialism of southern yellow pine. [(US) A classification of lumber, widely used in construction in much of the US, from any of several species of genus Pinus grown in the southeastern United States.]
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Alternative form of talipot [A tall palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, from Sri Lanka and southern India, having very large leaves which were used as a material to write on.]
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The tree Melaleuca alternifolia, from which tea tree oil is obtained.
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The lime tree, or linden.
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(uncountable) Frankincense obtained from conifers such as the Norway spruce, or long-leaved pine.
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Tsuga, a genus of conifers in the family Pinaceae. There are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia. Unlike poison hemlock (Conium), the various species of Tsuga are not poisonous.
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(Southern US) The winged elm, Ulmus alata.
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(US, Canada) The root of the spruce, and sometimes also of the pine, split lengthwise into strips and used in the construction of baskets and canoes.
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Any of the conifer genus Podocarpus.
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