tamarisk

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun 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

From Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarix.

Wild rice, tamarisk, and spruce, grow here. — A New Guide for Emigrants to the West, John Mason Peck
I go nearly every week to The Tamarisks. — The Jolliest School of All, Angela Brazil
The children, with one accord, crouched behind the tamarisk hedge. — The Story of the Amulet, E. (Edith) Nesbit

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