| 释义 |
athel tree
\ˈathəl-\ noun
also athel tamarisk or athel
(-s)
Etymology: Arabic athlah
: a small drought-resistant evergreen tree (Tamarix aphylla) native to southern and western Asia but now widely planted as an ornamental or shelter-belt tree in warm dry regions (as of the southwestern United States and Australia); broadly : any of several other trees or shrubs of the genus Tamarix |