ALL meanings of tamarisk
tam·a·risk
T t - noun tamarisk any Old World tropical plant of the genus Tamarix, especially T. gallica, an ornamental Mediterranean shrub or small tree having slender, feathery branches. 1
- noun tamarisk a 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. 1
- noun tamarisk any of a genus (Tamarix) of small trees or shrubs of the tamarisk family with slender branches and feathery flower clusters, common near salt water and often grown for a windbreak -1
- countable noun tamarisk A tamarisk is a bush or small tree which grows mainly around the Mediterranean and in Asia, and has pink or white flowers. 0
- noun tamarisk 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 0
- adjective tamarisk designating a family (Tamaricaceae, order Violales) of small, dicotyledonous shrubs and trees 0