toothbrush tree

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toothbrush tree - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  toothbrush tree
      n 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
           [syn: toothbrush tree, mustard tree, Salvadora persica
           ]