salvadora : Idioms & Phrases
genus salvadora
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noun genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows in Africa through Arabia to India and China
Salvadora.
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salvadora family
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noun a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals
Salvadoraceae; family Salvadoraceae.
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salvadora persica
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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
mustard tree; toothbrush tree.
