tamarisk
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tamarisk
- /ˈtæmərɪsk/
Where it comes from
From Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarix.
noun tamarisks
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Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.
He ordered the pack train moved to the right to avoid a possible stampede. Five hundred camels, yaboos and mules, half hid in a valley of tamarisk scrub, were watched by fifty Persian slaves commanded by ten stout Turkomans, of whom Guchee was one.
Similar: salt cedar
Translations
Every language
noun shrub of the genus Tamarix
| 中文 | 檉 /柽 chēng, 檉柳 /柽柳 chēngliǔ |
|---|---|
| Português | tamarga, tamarisco, tamargueira, tamariz, tramaga, tramagueira |
| Français | tamaris |
| Deutsch | Tamariske |
| Italiano | tamerice |
| Română | cătină, tamariscă |
| Русский | гребенщи́к grebenščík, тамари́кс tamaríks, тамари́ск tamarísk |
| العربية | أَثْل ʔaṯl, طَرْفَاء ṭarfāʔ |
| עברית | אֵשֶׁל éshel |
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title = {tamarisk},
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