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Definition of Tamarisks
Tamarisk Tamarisk 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 (T.
mannifera) is the source of one kind of manna.
Tamarisk salt tree, an East Indian tree (Tamarix
orientalis) which produces an incrustation of salt.