tamarisk

tam·a·risk

noun \ˈta-mə-ˌrisk\

Definition of TAMARISK

: any of a genus (Tamarix of the family Tamaricaceae, the tamarisk family) of chiefly Old World desert shrubs and trees having tiny narrow leaves and masses of minute flowers with five stamens and a one-celled ovary —called also salt cedar

Origin of TAMARISK

Middle English tamarisc, from Late Latin tamariscus, from Latin tamaric-, tamarix

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with TAMARISK

assigned risk, asterisk, basilisk, blastodisc, floppy disk, laser disc, odalisque, optic disk