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单词 tamarisk
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
tam•a•risk  (tam′ə risk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany Old World tropical plant of the genus Tamarix, esp. T. gallica, an ornamental Mediterranean shrub or small tree having slender, feathery branches.
  2. Plant Biologya shrub or small tree, Tamarix chinensis, of Eurasia, having scalelike leaves and clusters of pink flowers, naturalized in the southwestern U.S., where it has become a troublesome weed.
  • Late Latin, variant of Latin tamarix, perh. of Hamitic origin, originally
  • Middle English tamariscus 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tamarisk /ˈtæmərɪsk/ n
  1. any of various ornamental trees and shrubs of the genus Tamarix, of the Mediterranean region and S and SE Asia, having scalelike leaves, slender branches, and feathery clusters of pink or whitish flowers: family Tamaricaceae
Etymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarix
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