saxaul

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saxaul

/ˈsæksɔːl/

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Borrowed from Russian саксау́л (saksaúl), via a Turkic variety (compare Bashkir саҡсауыл (saqsawıl), Kazakh сексеуіл (seksewil)), ultimately from Kalmyk [script needed] (zaɣzāml̥, “a bush growing in the desert”), compare Mongolian заг (zag, “saxaul”), Kalmyk за (za).

noun saxauls · saksaul

Either of two species of the amaranth genus Haloxylon: Haloxylon ammodendron (syn. Haloxylon aphyllum; black saxaul) and Haloxylon persicum (white saxaul), found in sandy habitats from Egypt to Mongolia and China.

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noun any plant of the Haloxylon genus

中文	梭梭 suōsuō
Deutsch	Saxaul, Saksaul
Русский	саксау́л saksaúl
العربية	رِمْث rimṯ, رَمْث ramṯ, غَضًى ḡaḍan, غَضًا ḡaḍan

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@misc{saxaul_2026,
  title = {saxaul},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saxaul},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}