Noun: tamarisk family 'ta-mu-risk 'fa-mu-lee
- Family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)
"Tamarisk family plants are well-adapted to salty soils";
- Tamaricaceae, family Tamaricaceae
Type of: dilleniid dicot family
Part of: Hypericales, order Hypericales, order Parietales, Parietales