Tamarisk Family (Noun)
Meaning
Family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes).
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Tamaricaceae or tamarisk family comprises five genera of flowering plants, all of which are native to the Northern Hemisphere.
- Some tamarisk family species have been used in herbal medicine and the Tamaricaceae have a number of minor ornamental and other uses.
- Several members of the tamarisk family have become notorious for their role in ecological disaster and biological invasions worldwide.
- Some of the members of tamarisk family, including tamarisk itself, have the unique capacity to utilize seawater.
- Some plants in the tamarisk family, particularly those that thrive in wet conditions, may absorb the chemicals used to kill weeds and other plants.