saksaul

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A form of saxaul — Either of two species of the amaranth genus Haloxylon: Haloxylon ammodendron (syn. Haloxylon aphyllum; black saxaul) and Haloxylon persicum (white saxaul), found in sandy habitats from Egypt to Mongolia and China.

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Meanings

nounsaksaul (plural saksauls)

plural saksauls

  1. alternativeAlternative form of saxaul.

    Oases, or distant smoky blurs of saksaul trees, appeared like moments of remission in lives of misfortune—rumored, hallucinated, prayed for, not always where they were supposed to be.

    2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, pages 844–5
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APA

saksaul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saksaul

MLA

“saksaul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saksaul. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saksaul,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saksaul.

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