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Tamarisk definition

tămə-rĭsk
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.
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Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Tamarix, native to Africa and Eurasia and widely naturalized in western North America, having small scalelike leaves and racemes of small pinkish flowers and usually growing in saline soil.
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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.
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Designating a family (Tamaricaceae, order Violales) of small, dicotyledonous shrubs and trees.
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Noun

Singular:
tamarisk
Plural:
tamarisks

Origin of tamarisk

  • Middle English tamarisc from Late Latin tamariscus variant of Latin tamarīx tamarīc- probably from an unknown Mediterranean source akin to Greek murikē

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tamarisk Sentence Examples

  • A fine tamarisk, traces of a church (which is mentioned in the 8th century), and a large reservoir, now filled up with mud, remain.

  • In the broad sandy wadi beds the tamarisk (athl) is everywhere found; its wood is used for making domestic implements of all sorts.

  • The country is naturally treeless, except for the tamarisk, which grows by the swamps and along the river-beds.

  • The jungle is chiefly tamarisk and padah (willow).

  • In the desert regions vegetation is, of course, extremely scanty, being restricted almost entirely to the tamarisk, Elaeagnus, tussock grass, and a few Salsolaceae.

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