Boojum Definition

noun
A deciduous tree (Fouquieria columnaris) native to northern Mexico and found chiefly in Baja California, having a thick tapering columnar trunk, slender spiny branches, and yellow flowers.
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Noun

Singular:
boojum
Plural:
boojums

Origin of Boojum

  • After the Boojum an imaginary character in the poem The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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