/daɪˈluːt $ dɪˈluːt, daɪ-/ To make weaker by mixing with water It _______ s the normally toxic salt by increasing the number and volume of its cells.

/ˈvaɪələnt/ (Adj.) Strong; sudden and destructive _______ winds tear up many plants or cover them with sand.

/ˈɒkjəpaɪ $ ˈɑːk-/ (v.) To be in a place; Exist in The Taklimakan Desert, second in size only to Africa's Sahara Desert, occupies some 337,600 square kilometers of northwestern China

/ɪˈvæpəreɪt/ (n.) The change from liquid to gas, Loss of water to the air P. euphratica controls _______ by opening and closing the stomata, or tiny pores.

/əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/ (v.) To gradually increase over time Tamarisk has a high tolerance for salty conditions and even produces its own salt, which it _______ s in special glands.