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English noun: mustard tree

1. mustard tree (plant) evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock


SynonymsNicotiana glauca, tree tobacco


Broader (hypernym)tobacco, tobacco plant

2. mustard 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


SynonymsSalvadora persica, toothbrush tree


Broader (hypernym)fruit tree


Member meronymgenus Salvadora, Salvadora









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