Any shrub or tree of the genus Tamarix, the species of which are European and Asiatic. They have minute scalelike leaves, and small flowers in spikes. An Arabian species (Tamarix mannifera) is the source of one kind of manna.

small shrub found in the southwest

any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil

Tamarisk is the name of a neighborhood in the city of East Lansing, Michigan. It was constructed during the 1950s. The current population of the neighborhood is approximately 350 persons.