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tamarisk

Noun CEFR B2
ˈtæmərɪsk

Definitions

Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to arid regions in Eurasia and Africa, often invasive in other arid regions.

Equivalents

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العربيةأثلطرفاء
Catalàtamariu
Češtinatamaryšek
Ελληνικάαλμυρίκι
עבריתאשל
Italianotamerice
Қазақ тіліжыңғыл
Slovenčinatamariška
Shqipbruke
Türkçeılgın

Examples

“He ordered the pack train moved to the right to avoid a possible stampede. Five hundred camels, yaboos and mules, half hid in a valley of tamarisk scrub, were watched by fifty Persian slaves commanded by ten stout Turkomans, of whom Guchee was one.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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