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title: tamarisk — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tamarisk» in the school dictionary: A tamarisk is a shrub or small tree with feathery leaves and small pink or white flowers that grows well in dry, salty places such as seasides and deserts. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tamarisk

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**Who acts:** tamarisk, small pink flowers, Tamarisks, pink flowers, Abraham, camel · **What happens:** be, grow, live, look, plant, rest · **To what, where:** shrub, dry salty places, salty sand, tamarisk tree, Beersheba, shade

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«tamarisk» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [tamarisk in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tamarisk.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A tamarisk is a shrub or small tree with feathery leaves and small pink or white flowers that grows well in dry, salty places such as seasides and deserts.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamarisk:m1:1
# text = A tamarisk is a shrub or small tree with feathery leaves and small pink or white flowers that grows well in dry, salty places such as seasides and deserts.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tamarisk	tamarisk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shrub	shrub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	feathery	feathery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
13	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
14	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
17	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	19	advmod	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
22	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
24	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
26	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	28	case	_	_
27	as	as	ADP	IN	_	26	fixed	_	_
28	seasides	seaside	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nmod	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	deserts	desert	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tamarisk | a shrub or small tree with feathery leaves and small pink flowers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | small pink flowers |  |  | dry salty places such seasides and deserts |  | well *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tamarisk grew by the seaside path.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamarisk:x1:1
# text = A tamarisk grew by the seaside path.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tamarisk	tamarisk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	seaside	seaside	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | a tamarisk |  |  |  |  | by the seaside path | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by path=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Tamarisks can live in salty sand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamarisk:x2:1
# text = Tamarisks can live in salty sand.
1	Tamarisks	tamarisk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | can | Tamarisks |  |  | salty sand |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sand=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The tamarisk's pink flowers look like feathers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamarisk:x3:1
# text = The tamarisk's pink flowers look like feathers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tamarisk	tamarisk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | the tamarisk's pink flowers |  |  |  |  | like feathers | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamarisk:x4:1
# text = Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba.
1	Abraham	Abraham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planted	plant	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tamarisk	tamarisk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Beersheba	Beersheba	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | past | Abraham | a tamarisk tree |  | Beersheba |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tree=Theme at beersheba=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The camel rested in the shade of a tamarisk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamarisk:x5:1
# text = The camel rested in the shade of a tamarisk.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rested	rest	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shade	shade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tamarisk	tamarisk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | participle | the camel |  |  | the shade of a tamarisk |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shade=Location |
| 2 | **shade** |  |  | a tamarisk |  |  |  |  | nom shade «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Farmers in Australia try to stop the tamarisk spreading.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tamarisk:x6:1
# text = Farmers in Australia try to stop the tamarisk spreading.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	try	try	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tamarisk	tamarisk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	spreading	spread	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | present | Farmers in Australia |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Farmers in Australia *not said here* | the tamarisk |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **spread** | gerund | Farmers in Australia *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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