Definition of "turpentine"

Any oleoresin secreted by the wood or bark of certain trees.  examples

A volatile essential oil now obtained from such oleoresin of from the wood of pine trees by steam distillation; a complex mixture of monoterpenes; now used as a solvent and paint thinner.  examples

(Australia) A turpentine tree (genus Syncarpia).  examples

(transitive) To drain resin from (a tree) for use in making turpentine.  examples