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单词 tamarugo
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tamarugon.

/taməˈruːɡəʊ/
Forms: Also tamarugal.
Etymology: Chilean Spanish.
A small evergreen tree, Prosopis tamarugo, of the family Leguminosæ, native to the salt deserts of northern Chile and used to provide fodder in arid regions.
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1972 World Crops XXIV. 297/1 The tamarugal is a thin-branching tree of 20–25 ft average height, yielding a leaf and a seed which are both nutritious and palatable.
1975 Underexploited Trop. Plants (Nat. Acad. Sci., U.S.) 128 In salt-devastated regions of suitable climate, tamarugo, an evergreen plant, could become a year-round fodder supply.
1975 Underexploited Trop. Plants (Nat. Acad. Sci., U.S.) 129 Tamarugo pods need extensive leaching before they can be eaten by humans.
1977 New Scientist 17 Mar. 638/1 The leguminous tamarugo tree from Chile..can supply forage in dry, salty regions.
1980 Times 5 June 26/9 Where few economic plants could grow, the Tamarugo flourishes and provides good fodder all the year round.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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