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TOOTHBRUSH TREE
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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:
Hypernyms ("toothbrush tree" is a kind of...):
fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)
Holonyms ("toothbrush 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)
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