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Definition of Toothbrush tree
1. Noun. 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.
Group relationships: Genus Salvadora, Salvadora
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toothbrush Tree
Literary usage of Toothbrush tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Indian and Eastern Architecture by James Fergusson (1891)
"The city they visited, and where the Toothbrush-tree grew; was the present city
of Lucknow, which wns the capital of the kingdom in Sakya Muni's time. ..."
2. A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon: Including the by John Murray (1898)
"According to him, the celebrated toothbrush tree of Buddha grew here. The road
from Fyzabad cantonment to ..."
3. A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon: Including the by John Murray (Firm) (1903)
"According to him, the celebrated toothbrush tree of Buddha grew here. The road
from Fyzabad cantonment to ..."
4. Materia medica of India and their therapeutics by Rustomjee Naserwanjee Khory, Nanabhai Navrosji Katrak, . (1903)
"... toothbrush tree—pieces of the stem are used as tooth brush. Characters.—Stem
dark brown, cracked and covered with numerous whitish brown scars; ..."
5. What Happened to Me by La Salle (Corbell) Pickett (1917)
"The negroes had named the althea the "toothbrush tree" because they broke twigs
from it and chewed the ends of the tough fiber into brushes softer than the ..."
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