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tamarisk

/ˈtæmərɪsk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
tamarisk
IPA
/ˈtæmərɪsk/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarix.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tamarisks (plural)

Phrases

African tamarisk athel tamarisk Canary Islands tamarisk Chinese tamarisk false tamarisk five-stamen tamarisk four-tamarisk French tamarisk

Synonyms

salt cedar

Questions

How do you pronounce tamarisk?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæmərɪsk/.
What does tamarisk mean?
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.
Where does tamarisk come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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