Any of three species of the amaranthgenus Haloxylon: Haloxylon ammodendron (species) (the black saxaul), Haloxylon aphyllum (species), and Haloxylon persicum (species) (the white saxaul).
Origin
From Russian саксау́л, from Kazakh сексеуіл.
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