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Definition: Tamarisk |
TamariskNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "tamarisk" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Bible | Tamarisk Heb. 'eshel (Gen. 21:33; 1 Sam. 22:6; 31:13, in the R.V.; but in A.V., "grove," "tree"); Arab. asal. Seven species of this tree are found in Palestine. It is a "very graceful tree, with long feathery branches and tufts closely clad with the minutest of leaves, and surmounted in spring with spikes of beautiful pink blosoms, which seem to envelop the whole tree in one gauzy sheet of colour" (Tristram's Nat. Hist.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
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Crosswords: Tamarisk |
| English words defined with "tamarisk": false tamarisk ♦ German tamarisk ♦ Manna insect, Myricaria germanica ♦ Persian manna ♦ Tamaric, tamarisk family, tamarisk gerbil, Tamarisk salt tree. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "tamarisk": Myrica ♦ Tamaric. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Tamarisk" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (tamarisk), Swedish (tamarisk). |
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| "Tamarisk" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Tamarisk" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 7 | 133,076 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "tamarisk". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Aroer | N/A | Biblical | Tamarisk |
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Expressions using "tamarisk": false tamarisk ♦ german tamarisk ♦ tamarisk family ♦ tamarisk gerbil ♦ Tamarisk manna ♦ Tamarisk mannifera ♦ Tamarisk salt tree. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
tamarisk | 37 |
plant tamarisk | 6 |
glow summer tamarisk | 2 |
cedar salt tamarisk | 2 |
lake tamarisk | 2 |
inn tamarisk | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "tamarisk"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | brukë. (various references) | |
Arabic | الطرفاء شجرة نحيلة الأغصان. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | тамариск, вечно зелен храст. (various references) | |
Chinese | 檉 . (various references) | |
Dutch | tamarisk. (various references) | |
Esperanto | tamariko. (various references) | |
French | tamarinier (tamarind tree). (various references) | |
Greek | ταμαρίσ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | tamariszkcserje, tamariska. (various references) | |
Italian | tamarisco. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | amarisktay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | tamarisco, tamargueira. (various references) | |
Russian | тамариск. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | tamariska. (various references) | |
Spanish | taray, tamarisco. (various references) | |
Swedish | tamarisk. (various references) | |
Turkish | ılgın. (various references) | |
Ukranian | тамариск. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | myrice, tamarix. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "tamarisk": tamarisks. (additional references) | |
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"Tamarisk" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amalrik, tamarins, tamerisc, tamerisk, tammerisk, Tecmagik, Tomasik, tovarish. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "tamarisk" (pronounced ta"meri'sk) |
| 4 | -er i' s k | asterisk. |
| 3 | -i' s k | videodisk. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-i-k-m-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: amritas, tamaris. | |
-2 letters: amrita, arista, karats, karmas, kismat, kraits, makars, riatas, tamari, tarsia, tiaras, traiks. | |
-3 letters: airts, amias, amirs, araks, arias, astir, atmas, atria, ikats, karat, karma, karst, karts, katas, krait, maars, mairs, maist, makar, maria, marks, marts, mikra, mirks, raias, rakis, riata, simar, sitar, skirt, smart, smirk, stair, stark, stirk, stria, takas, tamis, tarsi, tiara, traik, trams, trims. | |
-4 letters: aims, airs, airt, aits, amas, amia, amir, amis, arak, aria, arks, arms, arts, atma, ikat, irks, kaas, kami, kart, kata, kats, kirs, kist, kits, kris, maar, mair, mark, mars, mart, mask, mast, mats, mirk, mirs, mist, raia, raki, rami, rams, rats, rias, rims, risk, saki, sari, sark, sati, sima, skat, skim, skit, smit, star, stir, taka, tams, tars, task, tram, trim, tsar. | |
-5 letters: aas, aim, air, ais, ait, ama, ami, ark, arm, ars, art, ask, irk, ism, its, kas, kat, kir, kit, mar, mas, mat, mir, mis, ram, ras, rat, ria, rim, sat, sim, sir, sit, ska, ski, sri, tam, tar, tas, tis, tsk. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-i-k-m-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: tamarisks. | |
+2 letters: samarskite. | |
+3 letters: samarskites. | |
+4 letters: alkalimeters, embarkations. | |
+5 letters: alkalimetries, cabinetmakers, craftsmanlike. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 61 6D 61 72 69 73 6B |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- .- -- .- .-. .. ... -.- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01100001 01101101 01100001 01110010 01101001 01110011 01101011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T a m a r i s k |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0061 006D 0061 0072 0069 0073 006B |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5467796784758577 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Names: Derived from 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Translations: Ancient 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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