tamarisk (Tamarix L.)

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• tamarisk gall — noun : a gall that is formed on a tamarisk (Tamarix articulata) and yields tannin …   Useful english dictionary

• Tamarix — Tamarisk redirects here. For other uses of tamarisk, see Tamarisk (disambiguation) Taxobox name = Tamarix image width = 240px image caption = Tamarix aphylla in natural habitat in Israel regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis =… …   Wikipedia

• TAMARISK — (Heb. אֵשֶׁל, eshel). Several species of the genus Tamarix grow wild in Israel. The tree resembles the cypress in that its leaves are very small and in one species are barely visible. Unlike the cypress, however, the tamarisk belongs to the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Tamarisk — Tam a*risk, n. [L. tamariscus, also tamarix, tamarice, Skr. tam[=a]la, tam[=a]laka, a tree with a very dark bark; cf. tamas darkness: cf. F. tamarisc, tamarix, tamaris.] (Bot.) Any shrub or tree of the genus {Tamarix}, the species of which are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tamarisk salt tree — Tamarisk Tam a*risk, n. [L. tamariscus, also tamarix, tamarice, Skr. tam[=a]la, tam[=a]laka, a tree with a very dark bark; cf. tamas darkness: cf. F. tamarisc, tamarix, tamaris.] (Bot.) Any shrub or tree of the genus {Tamarix}, the species of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tamarix mannifera — Tamarisk Tam a*risk, n. [L. tamariscus, also tamarix, tamarice, Skr. tam[=a]la, tam[=a]laka, a tree with a very dark bark; cf. tamas darkness: cf. F. tamarisc, tamarix, tamaris.] (Bot.) Any shrub or tree of the genus {Tamarix}, the species of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tamarix orientalis — Tamarisk Tam a*risk, n. [L. tamariscus, also tamarix, tamarice, Skr. tam[=a]la, tam[=a]laka, a tree with a very dark bark; cf. tamas darkness: cf. F. tamarisc, tamarix, tamaris.] (Bot.) Any shrub or tree of the genus {Tamarix}, the species of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tamarisk (disambiguation) — Tamarisk can refer to:*A common name for plants in the genus Tamarix , also referred to as saltcedar *The colour Tamarisk (colour) named after the colour of Tamarix flowers *Tamarisk (neighborhood) is a neighborhood in East Lansing, MichiganSee… …   Wikipedia

• tamarisk — [tam′ə risk] n. [ME tamarisc < LL tamariscus, for L tamarix] any of a genus (Tamarix) of small trees or shrubs of the tamarisk family with slender branches and feathery flower clusters, common near salt water and often grown for a windbreak… …   English World dictionary

• tamarisk — (n.) southern European evergreen shrub, c.1400, from L.L. tamariscus, variant of tamarix, of unknown origin, probably a borrowing from a non I.E. language, perhaps related to Heb. tamar palm tree, date palm (see TAMARIND (Cf. tamarind)) …   Etymology dictionary

• tamarisk — ► NOUN ▪ a shrub or small tree with tiny scale like leaves borne on slender branches. ORIGIN Latin tamariscus, variant of tamarix …   English terms dictionary