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ath'el tree"

an evergreen tree or large shrub, Tamarix aphylla, native to desert regions of western Asia and northern Africa, having small, pink flowers in terminal clusters, widely planted as a windbreak and ornamental. Also called salt tree.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Athelstan

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