salvadora persica

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymstoothbrush treemustard tree

   Broaderfruit tree

   Part ofSalvadora

Questions about salvadora persica

What does salvadora persica mean?

salvadora persica means "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".

What is another word for salvadora persica?

Close synonyms include toothbrush tree, mustard tree. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is salvadora persica a common word?

salvadora persica is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.