genus tamarix

Noun
  1. Genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia (synset 112406780)
    is a type of: dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
    member holonym: tamarisk - 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
    belongs to: family tamaricaceae, tamaricaceae, tamarisk family - family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)
    same as: tamarix

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