tamarisk
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tamarisk /ˈtam(ə)rɪsk/
▶noun a shrub or small tree with tiny scale-like leaves borne on slender branches. [Genus Tamarix: many species.]
– origin ME: from late L. tamariscus, var. of L. tamarix, of unknown origin.
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