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Tamarisk
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What's The Definition Of Tamarisk?
[n] any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
Synonyms | Synonyms for Tamarisk: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tamarisk: See Also | bush | genus Tamarix | shrub | Tamarix Tamarisk In Webster's Dictionary \Tam"a*risk\, n. [L. tamariscus, also tamarix,
tamarice, Skr. tam[=a]la, tam[=a]laka, a tree with a very
dark bark; cf. tamas darkness: cf. F. tamarisc, tamarix,
tamaris.] (Bot.)
Any shrub or tree of the genus {Tamarix}, the species of
which are European and Asiatic. They have minute scalelike
leaves, and small flowers in spikes. An Arabian species ({T.
mannifera}) is the source of one kind of manna.
{Tamarisk salt tree}, an East Indian tree ({Tamarix
orientalis}) which produces an incrustation of salt.
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