MUSTARD TREE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (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

Synonyms:

mustard tree; Salvadora persica; toothbrush tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("mustard tree" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Holonyms ("mustard tree" 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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock

Synonyms:

mustard tree; Nicotiana glauca; tree tobacco