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US
/ˈtæmɝɪsk/
]
[ UK /tˈæməɹˌɪsk/ ]
[ UK /tˈæməɹˌɪsk/ ]
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
How To Use tamarisk In A Sentence
- Holm oak and tamarisk withstand the wind and salt spray and give shelter to the birds.
- Nonnative tamarisk or saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) has invaded many wetlands, and others have been drained and filled.
- A few years ago, the USDA let loose thousands of leaf-eating Asian beetles in order to sic them on tamarisks, which die from the defoliation ... What's Your Favorite Invasive Species?
- Many of the areas that once supported Fremont cottonwoods have been colonized by tamarisk (Tamarix sp.), an aggressive, water-sucking invader from Eurasia, also known as salt-cedar.
- Its line, which reminded us of the Dámah, is well marked by unusually fine vegetation: and the basin bears large clumps of fan-palm, scattered Daum-trees, the giant asclepiad El-‘Ushr,222 thickets of tamarisk and scatters of the wild castor-plant, whose use is unknown to the Arabs. The Land of Midian
- Tamarisk, a Eurasian shrub, is your classic invasive species — designated one of America's "least wanted" plants by the National Parks Service. Uncategorized Blog Posts
- The banks were choked with willow and tamarisk, which I occasionally had to crawl under on my belly.
- Its line, which reminded us of the Dámah, is well marked by unusually fine vegetation: and the basin bears large clumps of fan-palm, scattered Daum-trees, the giant asclepiad El-Ushr, [EN#64] thickets of tamarisk and scatters of the wild castor-plant, whose use is unknown to the Arabs. The Land of Midian — Volume 2
- Dominant species include the cold-tolerant, xerophytic shrub, Haloxylon ammodendron (Goosefoot Family Chenopodiaceae), the tamarisk (Reaumuria spp.), and the gymnosperm Ephedra przewalski. Qaidam Basin semi-desert
- Holm oak and tamarisk withstand the wind and salt spray and give shelter to the birds.