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A small tree of species Salvadora persica, the branches of which are used as toothbrushes, found from India and the Middle East through much of Africa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mustard tree
Antonyms: none provided
glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush; shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mustard tree, Salvadora persica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fruit tree
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
أَرَاك
(ʔarāk)
— Salvadora persica
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Chinese Mandarin:
牙刷樹 /牙刷树
(yáshuāshù)
— Salvadora persica
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Malayalam:
ഉകമരം
(ukamaraṁ)
— Salvadora persica
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Punjabi:
ਪੀਲੂ
(pīlū)
— Salvadora persica
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Russian:
сальвадо́ра перси́дская
(salʹvadóra persídskaja)
— Salvadora persica
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Tamil:
உகாய்
(ukāy)
— Salvadora persica
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Telugu:
గున్నంగి
(gunnaṅgi)
— Salvadora persica
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Ukrainian:
сальвадо́ра пе́рська
(salʹvadóra pérsʹka)
— Salvadora persica