Tamarix
See also: tamarix
Translingual
Tamarix aphylla
Etymology
From Latin tamarix, tămărīcē, and Late Latin tămăriscus, possibly associated with Tamarici (“a people of the Atlantic Coast of Spain”).
Proper noun
Tamarix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tamaricaceae – the tamarisk or salt cedars, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa and often invasive in other arid regions.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Tamaricaceae - family
Hyponyms
- For species see
Further reading
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- Tamarix at USDA Plants database
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