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tamarisk 音标拼音: [t'æmɚɪsk] n. 撑柳 撑柳 tamarisk n 1: 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 soilTamarisk \ 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 European and Asiatic. They have minute scalelike leaves, and small flowers in spikes. An Arabian species ({ Tamarix mannifera}) is the source of one kind of manna. [ 1913 Webster] { Tamarisk salt tree}, an East Indian tree ({ Tamarix orientalis}) which produces an incrustation of salt. [ 1913 Webster]
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