TAMARISK


Meaning of TAMARISK in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ta-m ə - ˌ risk

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English tamarisc, from Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamaric-, tamarix

Date: 14th century

: any of a genus ( Tamarix of the family Tamaricaceae, the tamarisk family) of chiefly Old World desert shrubs and trees having tiny narrow leaves and masses of minute flowers with five stamens and a one-celled ovary ― called also salt cedar

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