Meanings
plural tamarisks
- Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.
He ordered the pack train moved to the right to avoid a possible stampede. Five hundred camels, yaboos and mules, half hid in a valley of tamarisk scrub, were watched by fifty Persian slaves commanded by ten stout Turkomans, of whom Guchee was one.
1938, Walter Claremartin, Golden Hour of GucheeSynonyms: salt cedar
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.
Origin
- Latintamarix
- Late Latintamariscus
- Englishtamarisk
From Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarix.
More words from Late Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μυρίκη
- μυρίκη (muríkē)shrub of the genus Tamarix
Arabic أَثْل, طَرْفَاء
- أَثْل (ʔaṯl)shrub of the genus Tamarix
- طَرْفَاء (ṭarfāʔ)shrub of the genus Tamarix
Bulgarian ракитовица
- ракитовица (rakitovica)shrub of the genus Tamarix
Catalan tamariu
- tamariushrub of the genus Tamarix
Chinese Mandarin 檉 /柽, 檉柳 /柽柳
- 檉 /柽 (chēng)shrub of the genus Tamarix
- 檉柳 /柽柳 (chēngliǔ)shrub of the genus Tamarix
Czech tamaryšek
- tamaryšekshrub of the genus Tamarix
Danish tamarisk
- tamariskshrub of the genus Tamarix
Finnish tamariski
- tamariskishrub of the genus Tamarix
French tamaris
- tamarisshrub of the genus Tamarix
German Tamariske
- Tamariskeshrub of the genus Tamarix
Hebrew אֵשֶׁל
- אֵשֶׁל (éshel)shrub of the genus Tamarix
Hungarian tamariska, tamariszkusz
- tamariskashrub of the genus Tamarix
- tamariszkuszshrub of the genus Tamarix
Italian tamerice
- tamericeshrub of the genus Tamarix
Latin tamarix
- tamarixshrub of the genus Tamarix
Norwegian Bokmål tamarisk
- tamariskshrub of the genus Tamarix
Polish tamaryszek
- tamaryszekshrub of the genus Tamarix
Portuguese tamarga, tamarisco
- tamargashrub of the genus Tamarix
- tamariscoshrub of the genus Tamarix
- tamargueirashrub of the genus Tamarix
- tamarizshrub of the genus Tamarix
- tramagashrub of the genus Tamarix
- tramagueirashrub of the genus Tamarix
Romanian cătină, tamariscă
- cătinăshrub of the genus Tamarix
- tamariscăshrub of the genus Tamarix
Russian гребенщи́к, тамари́кс
- гребенщи́к (grebenščík)shrub of the genus Tamarix
- тамари́кс (tamaríks)shrub of the genus Tamarix
- тамари́ск (tamarísk)shrub of the genus Tamarix
Slovak tamariška
- tamariškashrub of the genus Tamarix
Turkish ılgın
- ılgınshrub of the genus Tamarix
Cite this entry
tamarisk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamarisk
“tamarisk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamarisk. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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