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PINES |
Coniferous trees |
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LARCH |
A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in
fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle). |
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CONIFERIN |
A glucoside extracted from the cambium layer of
coniferous trees as a white crystalline substance. |
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ABIES |
A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the
balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also referred
to this genus. |
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SEQUOIA |
A genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species,
Sequoia Washingtoniana, syn. S. gigantea, the "big tree" of California,
and S. sempervi... |
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TURPENTINE |
...dation
of the terebinth, or turpentine, tree (Pistacia Terebinthus), a native
of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained from many conifer... |
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PICEA |
A genus of coniferous trees of the northen hemisphere,
including the Norway spruce and the American black and white spruces.
These trees have p... |
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FIR |
A genus (Abies) of coniferous trees, often of large size and
elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and others for
their resin. Th... |
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FRANKINCENSE |
...om the Norway spruce (Abies excelsa) and other
coniferous trees. The frankincense of the ancient Jews is still
unidentified. ... |
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PINUS |
A large genus of evergreen coniferous trees, mostly found in
the northern hemisphere. The genus formerly included the firs, spruces,
larches, a... |