What does "tamarisk" mean?

Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.

What is a synonym for "tamarisk"?

Common synonyms include: salt cedar, salt cedar, shrub.

Tamarisk

//ˈtæmərɪsk// noun

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Noun

1
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."
2
any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil wordnet

Synonyms

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salt cedar salt cedar shrub

Example

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"Another example is tamarisk. The shrub was imported from Eurasia and Africa in the mid-1800s to control soil erosion in the American Southwest, but it spread to river systems across the West and up mountainsides, to elevations of 2,000 meters."

Etymology

From Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarix.

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