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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 saltplay

  Familiarity information: SALVADORA PERSICA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SALVADORA PERSICA (noun)


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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