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Mustard tree

noun

Evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock. Synonyms: Nicotiana glauca, tree tobacco.

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: Salvadora persica, toothbrush tree.

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"Mustard tree" Quotes from Famous Books

... he on a long journey. Returning he did ask of my garden. Again did we walk to the far end where the wall was hidden by branching mustard trees. And as we drew near the flutter of wings greeted us, and over the garden wall to the olive trees flew the fowls of the air that had gathered in the mustard tree to eat its bright fruit and lodge in its branches. Then again did he speak of the Kingdom saying, 'Lo, from the life of the tiny seed thou held in thine hand hath come this more abundant life. Even so shall the Kingdom ...

— The Coming of the King • Bernie Babcock

Words linked to "Mustard tree" : Salvadora persica, fruit tree, Salvadora, tobacco, tobacco plant, toothbrush tree, genus Salvadora