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Tamarisk

Tamarisk Meaning & Definition
Tamarisk Definition And Meaning

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

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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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