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ceanothus

ce·a·no·thus
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [see-uh-noh-thuh s]
    • /ˌsi əˈnoʊ θəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [see-uh-noh-thuh s]
    • /ˌsi əˈnoʊ θəs/

Definitions of ceanothus word

  • noun ceanothus any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters 3
  • noun plural ceanothus any North American shrub or small tree of the largely western genus Ceanothus, having clusters of small white or blue flowers. 1
  • noun ceanothus A North American shrub of the buckthorn family, cultivated for its dense clusters of small blue or white flowers. 1
  • noun ceanothus Any of the genus Ceanothus of North American buckthorns. 0
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ceanothus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • blueblossom

    a shrub, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, of the buckthorn family, abundant in the western U.S., having finely toothed oblong leaves and lilaclike clusters of blue flowers.

  • mahala mat

    a prostrate evergreen shrub, Ceanothus prostratus, of the buckthorn family, native to the Pacific coast of the U.S., having wedge-shaped, spiny-edged leaves and blue flowers.

  • new jersey tea

    a North American shrub, Ceanothus americanus, of the buckthorn family, the leaves of which were used as a substitute for tea during the American Revolution.

  • point reyes lilac

    a prostrate shrub, Ceanothus gloriosus, of southern California, having leathery, roundish leaves and purplish or deep-blue flowers.

  • red heart

    a treelike Californian shrub, Ceanothus spinosus, of the buckthorn family, having pale blue or white flowers.

  • redroot

    a North American plant, Lachnanthes caroliniana (or L. tinctoria), having sword-shaped leaves, woolly, yellowish flowers, and a root that is red in color.
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