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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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Nearby words

  1. salsify,
  2. salt,
  3. salt away,
  4. salt bath,
  5. salt cake,
  6. salt chuck,
  7. salt cod,
  8. salt dome,
  9. salt flat,
  10. salt gland

Origin of salt cedar

First recorded in 1880–85
Also called French tamarisk.
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