Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as saksaul.

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  • noun Any of three species of the amaranth genus Haloxylon: Haloxylon ammodendron, Haloxylon aphyllum (the black saxaul), and Haloxylon persicum (the white saxaul).

Etymologies

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Examples

  • Arid locations that are more stable acquire communities of the salt-tolerant, xerophytic shrub species, saxaul (Haloxylon ammodendron) and Reaumuria soongolica.

    Alashan Plateau semi-desert 2008

  • Desert steppe species are found primarily at higher elevations, and saxaul forests occur on mountain slopes.

    Alashan Plateau semi-desert 2008

  • Rare but still found are the goitered gazelle, marbled polecat, saxaul jay, Asian desert sparrow, and Houbara bustard.

    Central Asian northern desert 2008

  • Vegetation within the desert consists of a thin scrub of Anabasis brevifolia while the peripheral areas support a dwarf woodland dominated by saxaul bush (Haloxylon ammodendron) and the gymnosperm Ephedra przewalskii.

    Junggar Basin semi-desert 2008

  • White saxaul (Haloxylon persicum) and black saxaul (Haloxylon aphyllum) occupy large areas on the sands.

    Central Asian southern desert 2008

  • The northern margin of the Taklimakan Desert, and areas at the periphery of the Tarim River riparian zone, support steppe vegetation dominated by saxaul (Haloxylon spp.) together with other salt-tolerant shrubs.

    Taklimakan desert 2007

  • Two natives had stretched languidly in the shade of a saxaul tree to smoke cigarettes and watch Arkady on his motorbike chase ground squirrels across the desert floor.

    Stalin's Ghost Smith, Martin Cruz, 1942- 2007

  • In certain valleys, however, there is pasture and also water, and sometimes belts of thriving tamarisks are passed, and bushes of saxaul with green leafy branches, hard wood, and roots which penetrate down to the moisture beneath the surface.

    From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Sven Anders Hedin 1908

  • These funds will be directed to create the saxaul growing garden and organize the tree-planting works at the dried bottom of Aral.

    Ferghana.Ru news agency 2009

  • Pander’s ground jay or saxaul jay (Podoces panderi) is a rare and unusual member of the crow family.

    Central Asian southern desert 2008

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