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tamarisk

ta muh risk

  • n  any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil

  • The Israeli government, relying on the newly confirmed stature of the Bible as botanical expertise ("and Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba"), recently planted 2,000 .
  • Using its oil wealth to good advantage, Saudi Arabia has planted some 10 million tamarisk, acacia and eucalyptus trees to help keep the dunes from overwhelming its al-Hasa oasis .
  • The Biblical tamarisk manna is not to be confused with the manna of the manna ash tree (Fraxinns ornus) cultivated commercially on the frassinetti (plantations) around Palermo .
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  • Utilities Inc. offering water bill credits
    By Charlene Dean Utilities Inc. is willing to give customers credit on their water bill as part of a water conservation plan that went into effect on March 19. Credits of up to $100 for “watersense” toilets; $75 for Energy Star washing machines; and up to $300 for the removal of Tamarisk or salt cedar[...]
    July 10, 2013 - Pahrump Valley Times

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