an Old World shrub or small tree with tiny scale-like leaves borne on slender branches, giving it a feathery appearance 柽柳
Genus Tamarix, family Tamaricaceae: many species, including the French tamarisk (T. gallica), a common coastal shrub of SW Europe 柽柳属,柽柳科: 多种,包括生长在欧洲西南沿岸的法国柽柳(拉丁名T. gallica)
语源
late Middle English: from late Latin tamariscus, variant of Latin tamarix, of unknown origin