Tamarix

See also: tamarix

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin tamarix, possibly associated with Tamarici (“a people of the Atlantic Coast of Spain”).

Proper noun

Tamarix f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tamaricaceae – the tamarisk or salt cedars, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa and often invasive in other arid regions.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Tamaricaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Tamarix gallica - type species; for other species see Tamarix on WikispeciesWikispecies or Tamarix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Tamarix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tamarix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Tamarix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Tamarix at USDA Plants database