TERMINALIA, in botany; a genus of plants belonging to the class of polycarpia, and order of monocarpia. The male calyx is quinquepartite; there is one corolla; the stamens are ten in number. The hermaphrodite flower is the same with that of the male; there is one style; the fruit, which is a drupe or plum, is below, and shaped like a boat. There are two species; the catappa, and angustifolia or benzoin. This species does not, however, yield benzoin. See STYRAX.