| tamaricaceae | (n) family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes), Syn. tamarisk family, family Tamaricaceae |
| Tamaric | n. [ L. tamarice. See Tamarisk. ] A shrub or tree supposed to be the tamarisk, or perhaps some kind of heath. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] He shall be like tamaric in the desert, and he shall not see when good shall come. Jer. xvii. 6 (Douay version). [ 1913 Webster ] |