1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens vi. xv. 677 Swine which haue bene dayly fedde out of a trough..made of Tamarisk tree or timber, haue bene seene to haue no milt at al. [Cf. Pliny N.H. 24. 9. 41.]
?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer vi. 37 Low-growne Tamricke trees.
1876 116 Of the tamarisk-tree seven species exist in Palestine.