Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
lentisk .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A tree; the mastic. See
mastic .
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Examples
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The mountain is dominated by a woodland of wild olive Olea europea and fairly dense maquis of lentisc Pistacia lentiscus with Phillyrea angustifolia and Smilax aspera, also by open maquis with Euphorbia dendroides co-dominant on south-eastern slopes, and Juniperus phoenicea on northern slopes.
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A large number of high shrubs or small trees characterize these woodlands and maquis such as the small palm tree Chamaerops humilis, Pistacia lentiscus, Phillyrea latifolia, P. angustifolia, and Myrtus communis.
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The holly oak formations are characterized by a dense evergreen tree and high shrub layer of Myrtus communis, Arbutus unedo, Chamaerops humilis, Pistacia lentiscus, Erica arborea, and Phillyrea latifolia, and also including many liana species.
Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests 2008
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These include the small palm tree Chamaerops humilis, Pistacia lentiscus, Phillyrea latifolia, P. angustifolia, and Myrtus communis.
Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests 2008
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Some class Mastic as a herb, others a spice but it is in fact the resin of an evergreen shrub Pistacia lentiscus var.
Weekend Herb Blogging #85 Haalo 2007
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A dense evergreen tree and high shrub layer containing Myrtus communis, Arbutus unedo, Chamaerops humilis, Pistacia lentiscus, Erica arborea, Phillyrea latifolia, as well as many liana species, characterize the holly oak formations.
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Mixed oak/stone pine (Pinus pinea) forests frequently appear on siliceous rocky slopes of the coastal ranges, while stone pine and dense maquis vegetation (Juniperus phoenicea, Pistacia lentiscus, Myrtus communis, Chamaerops humilis) characterize the coastal sand dunes.
Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests 2007
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Some class Mastic as a herb, others a spice but it is in fact the resin of an evergreen shrub Pistacia lentiscus var.
Archive 2007-06-01 Haalo 2007
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Mastic Mastic is a resin exuded from the trunk of a relative of the pistachio, Pistacia lentiscus, a tree native to the Eastern Mediterranean that now grows only on the Greek island of Chios.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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A close relative, Pistacia lentiscus, provides the aromatic gum called mastic p.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
chained_bear commented on the word lentiscus
"...the air was filled with the scent of lavender and lentiscus and a hundred other aromatic shrubs hot in the sun."
--Patrick O'Brian, The Far Side of the World, 55
February 19, 2008