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tamarisk definition

tama·risk (tam′ə risk)

noun

any of a genus (Tamarix) of small trees or shrubs of the tamarisk family with slender branches and feathery flower clusters, common near salt water and often grown for a windbreak

Etymology: ME tamarisc < LL tamariscus, for L tamarix

adjective

designating a family (Tamaricaceae, order Violales) of small, dicotyledonous shrubs and trees

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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