toothbrush tree

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Noun

toothbrush tree (plural toothbrush trees)

1. A small tree of species Salvadora persica, the branches of which are used as toothbrushes, found from India and the Middle East through much of Africa.

Synonyms

• (Salvadora persica): mustard tree

Translations

Salvadora persica

Arabic: أَرَاك m (ʔarāk) Chinese: Mandarin: 牙刷樹 / 牙刷树 (yáshuāshù) Malayalam: ഉകമരം (ukamaraṁ) Punjabi: ਪੀਲੂ f (pīlū) Russian: сальвадо́ра перси́дская f (salʹvadóra persídskaja) Tamil: உகாய் (ta) (ukāy) Telugu: గున్నంగి (gunnaṅgi) Ukrainian: сальвадо́ра пе́рська f (salʹvadóra pérsʹka)

References

• toothbrush tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Salvadora persica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Salvadora persica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons