Tamarix

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Noun 1. [画像:Tamarix - genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia]Tamarix - genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
family Tamaricaceae, Tamaricaceae, tamarisk family - family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)
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; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
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11 Tamerisk Way, Meadow Rise, Gateshead is for sale through David Warden for offers over pounds 159,950, tel: (0191) 487-5330.
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It was Tamerisk who saw Highclere firmly established at the Savill Road end of the syndicate market and it continued with Lake Coniston and Deliah who, like Petrushka, were kept in training as four-year-olds.
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