noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈtæmərɪsk/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shrub, bush
History
Etymology
From Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamarix.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
brukë
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Arabic:
أَثْل
(ʔaṯl)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Arabic:
طَرْفَاء
(ṭarfāʔ)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Azerbaijani:
yulğun
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Bulgarian:
ракитовица
(rakitovica)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Catalan:
tamariu
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Chinese Mandarin:
檉 /柽
(chēng)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Chinese Mandarin:
檉柳 /柽柳
(chēngliǔ)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Czech:
tamaryšek
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Danish:
tamarisk
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Egyptian:
i-z:r-M34
(jzr)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Finnish:
tamariski
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
French:
tamaris
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Georgian:
იალღუნი
(ialɣuni)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
German:
Tamariske
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Ancient Greek:
μυρίκη
(muríkē)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Hebrew:
אֵשֶׁל
(éshel)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Hungarian:
tamariska
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Hungarian:
tamariszkusz
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Italian:
tamerice
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Kazakh:
жыңғыл
(jyñğyl)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Central Kurdish:
گەز
(gez)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Central Kurdish:
کِفر
(kifr)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Northern Kurdish:
gez
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Northern Kurdish:
kifr
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Latin:
tamarix
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Manchu:
ᠠᡤᠠᡩᠠ ᠮᠣᡠ
(agada mou)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Norwegian Bokmål:
tamarisk
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tamarisk
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Polish:
tamaryszek
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Portuguese:
tamarga
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Portuguese:
tamarisco
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Portuguese:
tamargueira
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Portuguese:
tamariz
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Portuguese:
tramaga
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Portuguese:
tramagueira
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Romanian:
cătină
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Romanian:
tamariscă
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Russian:
гребенщи́к
(grebenščík)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Russian:
тамари́кс
(tamaríks)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Russian:
тамари́ск
(tamarísk)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Slovak:
tamariška
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Turkish:
ılgın
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Ottoman Turkish:
ایلغین
(ılğın)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Ottoman Turkish:
كز
(gez)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Ottoman Turkish:
طرفا
(tarfa)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Ottoman Turkish:
آج
(ac)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
Ugaritic:
𐎓𐎗𐎓𐎗
(ʿrʿr)
— shrub of the genus Tamarix
