Meaning

1 senses
  1. A small tree of species Salvadora persica, the branches of which are used as toothbrushes, found from India and the Middle East through much of Africa.

    сальвадо́ра перси́дскаяsalʹvadóra persídskaja

    сальвадо́ра пе́рськаsalʹvadóra pérsʹka

More definitions
  • 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

Translations

2 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Forms

plural: toothbrush trees
Singulartoothbrush tree
Pluraltoothbrush trees

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in 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:mustard treeSalvadora persica

Word family

1 related words
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See also

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