salt cedar

noun

a shrub or small tree, Tamarix gallica, of the Mediterranean region, having bluish foliage and white or pinkish flowers.

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Also called French tamarisk.

Origin of salt cedar

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby salt cedar

salsify, salt, salt away, salt bath, salt cake, salt cedar, salt chuck, salt cod, salt dome, salt flat, salt gland
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