ceanothus
[ see-uh-noh-thuhs ]
/ ˌsi əˈnoʊ θəs /
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noun, plural ce·a·no·thus·es.
any North American shrub or small tree of the largely western genus Ceanothus, having clusters of small white or blue flowers.
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Origin of ceanothus
<New Latin (Linnaeus) <Greek keánōthos a species of thistle
Words nearby ceanothus
CDV, CD-video, CD writer, Ce, CEA, ceanothus, Ceará, cease, cease and desist, cease-and-desist order, cease-fire
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ceanothus
/ (ˌsiːəˈnəʊθəs) /
noun
any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters
Word Origin for ceanothus
C19: New Latin, from Greek keanōthos a kind of thistle
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