Turpentine tree
noun
1.
a tropical African leguminous tree, Copaifera mopane, yielding a hard dark wood and a useful resin
2.
either of two Australian evergreen myrtaceous trees, Syncarpia laurifolia or S. glomulifera, that have durable wood and are sometimes planted as shade trees
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