ˈathəl- noun
also athel tamarisk or athel
( -s )
Etymology: Arabic athlah
: a small drought-resistant evergreen tree ( Tamarix aphylla ) native to southern and western Asia but now widely planted as an ornamental or shelter-belt tree in warm dry regions (as of the southwestern United States and Australia) ; broadly : any of several other trees or shrubs of the genus Tamarix