noun
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
• Syn: ↑mustard tree, ↑Salvadora persica
• Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree
• Member Holonyms: ↑Salvadora, ↑genus Salvadora
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noun : an Old World tree (Salvadora persica), whose twigs are sometimes bound in clusters and used as toothbrushes
Useful english dictionary. 2012.