Saltcedar
/ˈsɔːltˌsiːdər/noun
A salt-tolerant shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix, often invasive in dry regions.
Did you know?Saltcedar can concentrate and excrete salt from specialized leaf glands, helping it live where many plants cannot, while increasing soil salinity around it.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*séh₂ls
“Salt, the mineral substance essential for preserving food and seasoning it”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*saltą
“Salt”
Old English
Old English
sealt
“Salt”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kédros
“Cedar or aromatic tree”
Old French and Middle English
French/English
cedre / ceder
“Cedar, a fragrant evergreen tree”
19th Century
English
saltcedar
“A Tamarix shrub named for its salt tolerance and superficial resemblance to cedar”