salt cedar

noun

: tamarisk

Examples of salt cedar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This wildfire season, the brushy trees alternatively known as salt cedars are also proving to be a catalyst for blazes that foul the air with acrid smoke. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 May 2026

Common yet non-native plants such as pampas grass, blue gum eucalyptus, wild fennel, Scotch broom and salt cedar (tamarisk) threaten our San Diego ecosystem. — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025

Back then the riverside stretching north from downtown Yuma and the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area was clogged with nonnative tamarisks, also known as salt cedars, and reeds. — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for salt cedar

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