noun
family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)
• Syn: ↑Tamaricaceae, ↑tamarisk family
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Parietales, ↑order Parietales, ↑Hypericales, ↑order Hypericales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Tamarix, ↑genus Tamarix, ↑Myricaria, ↑genus Myricaria
Useful english dictionary. 2012.