Saxaul
//ˈsæksɔːl// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 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.
Etymology
From Russian саксау́л (saksaúl), via a Turkic variety (cf. Bashkir саҡсауыл (saqsawıl), Kazakh сексеуіл (sekseuıl)), ultimately from Kalmyk [script needed] (zaɣzāml̥, “a bush growing in the desert”), compare Mongolian заг (zag, “saxaul”), Kalmyk за (za).
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