salt cedar
salt cedar noun: the tamarisk, a plant of genus Tamarix.
Noun
salt cedar (plural salt cedars)
- The tamarisk, a plant of genus Tamarix.
- Tamarix ramosissima, an tamarisk plant native to Eurasia, considered invasive in the Southwest United States.
- Until recently, a visit to the Colorado River’s delta, below Morelos Dam, would be met with a mostly dry barren desert sprinkled with salt cedar and other undesirable invasive plant species. Today, that arid landscape is broken up with large areas of healthy riparian habitat filled with cottonwood...2022 October 27, Julia Morton, “Restoration Efforts in the Colorado River Delta are Working”, in Audubon
- Tamarix ramosissima, an tamarisk plant native to Eurasia, considered invasive in the Southwest United States.
salt cedar meaning in Tamil
salt cedar in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
Forms of salt cedar
| plural | salt cedars |
|---|---|
| alternative form | saltcedar |
Origin of salt cedar
So named because they tend to grow on saline soils.
Questions about salt cedar
- What does salt cedar mean?
- Salt cedar means the tamarisk, a plant of genus Tamarix.
- What is salt cedar in Tamil?
- Salt cedar in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், தாவரங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Salt cedar meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is salt cedar?
- Salt cedar is a noun.
- What is the plural of salt cedar?
- The plural of salt cedar is salt cedars.
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