salt cedar

noun

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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 The large fire, first reported on Sept. 28, is roughly 407 acres, burning salt cedar and mesquite in the Salt River bottom. Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 30 Sep. 2024 Ron holds up a salt cedar specimen. Sonya Bennett-Brandt, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of salt cedar was in 1881

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“Salt cedar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20cedar. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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