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SALVADORA PERSICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Salvadora persica mean?
• SALVADORA PERSICA (noun)
The noun SALVADORA PERSICA has 1 sense:
1. glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush; shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt
Familiarity information: SALVADORA PERSICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush; shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
mustard tree; Salvadora persica; toothbrush tree
Hypernyms ("Salvadora persica" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Holonyms ("Salvadora persica" is a member of...):
genus Salvadora; Salvadora (genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows in Africa through Arabia to India and China)
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