adjective
(obsolete) noble, highborn
(obsolete) excellent, splendid, fine
(obsolete) genuine, sincere, devout
noun
(obsolete) A chief or lord.
noun
A kind of tamarisk native to northern Africa and the Middle East, Tamarix aphylla, planted widely elsewhere as a shade tree and a windbreak due to its tolerance of heat and of alkaline soils, but tending to become invasive outside of its native range.