tamarisk
English
Etymology
From Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtæmərɪsk/
Noun
tamarisk (plural tamarisks)
- Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- African tamarisk (Tamarix africana)
- athel tamarisk (Tamarix aphylla)
- Canary Islands tamarisk (Tamarix canariensis)
- Chinese tamarisk (Tamarix chinensis)
- false tamarisk (Myrica germanica)
- five-stamen tamarisk (Tamarix chinensis)
- four-tamarisk (Tamarix tetrandra)
- French tamarisk (Tamarix gallica)
- German tamarisk (Myrica germanica)
- Kashgar tamarisk (Tamarix hispida)
- Nile tamarisk (Tamarix nilotica)
- pink tamarisk (Tamarix ramosissima )
- smallflower tamarisk (Tamarix parviflora)
- tamarisk gall
- tamarisk gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)
- tamarisk jird (Meriones tamariscinus)
- wild tamarisk (Tamarix usneoides)
Translations
shrub of the genus Tamarix
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References
- “tamarisk”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- tamarisk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Tamarix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Tamarix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarix.
Noun
tamarisk m (definite singular tamarisken, indefinite plural tamarisker, definite plural tamariskene)
References
- “tamarisk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarix.
Noun
tamarisk m (definite singular tamarisken, indefinite plural tamariskar, definite plural tamariskane)
References
- “tamarisk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.