salt cedar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of salt cedar
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Crappie fair to good on crappie jigs on salt cedar points in creeks.
From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2019
The fire was burning grass, brush and salt cedar on private land near San Marcial in Socorro County.
From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2017
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After a restless night in a patch of salt cedar scrub near the westbound line, home and family beckon.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Cico reached into a clump of grass and brought out a long, thin salt cedar branch with a spear at the end.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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