Definition of Myricaria germanica

1. Noun. Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk.

Exact synonyms: False Tamarisk, German Tamarisk
Group relationships: Genus Myricaria, Myricaria
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Myricaria Germanica

Myotis velifer
Myr
Myra
Myrcia
Myrciaria
Myrciaria cauliflora
Myrdal
Myriapoda
Myrica
Myrica cerifera
Myrica gale
Myrica pensylvanica
Myricaceae
Myricales
Myricaria
Myricaria germanica (current term)
Myriophyllum
Myristica
Myristica fragrans
Myristicaceae
Myrmecia
Myrmecobius
Myrmecobius fasciatus
Myrmecophaga
Myrmecophaga jubata
Myrmecophagidae
Myrmeleon
Myrmeleontidae
Myrmidon

Literary usage of Myricaria germanica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1842)
"Myricaria germanica is recommended as a diuretic. TAMARINDS, Medical Properties of. Of the two varieties of the only species of this genus, ..."

2. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"... and Myricaria germanica, are almost the only plants of this order found in British gardens. The former is interesting, from its ascending spreading ..."

3. Proceedings by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain), Norton Shaw, Francis Galton, William Spottiswoode, Clements Robert Markham, Henry Walter Bates, John Scott Keltie (1891)
"... grass and Clematis orientali», sheltered in the clumps of Myricaria germanica, grew the Kashgarian barberry ..."

4. Tibet and the Tibetans by Graham Sandberg (1906)
"... perhaps swarming with hares which get up as you approach on all sides.1 Other woody shrubs are Myricaria germanica, akin to tamarisk, called "ombu," ..."

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