| NOUN | plant | tamarisk | any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers |
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| Sounds | tae'merihsk | |
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| Rhymes | asterisk ... whisk: 12 rhymes with ihsk... | |
| Meaning | Any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil. | |
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| Member of | Tamarix, genus Tamarix | genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
| Spanish | tamarisco, taray | |
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