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