English noun: toothbrush tree | |||
1. | toothbrush tree (plant) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fruit tree | ||
Member meronym | genus Salvadora, Salvadora | ||