Ceanothus Definition

sēə-nôthəs
noun
Any of a genus (Ceanothus) of evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of the buckthorn family, native to North America, with clusters of very small, usually blue or white, flowers.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhamnaceae "” shrubs and small trees of North America, especially California.

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Other Word Forms of Ceanothus

Noun

Singular:
ceanothus
Plural:
ceanothuses

Origin of Ceanothus

  • New Latin, from Ancient Greek κεανοθος (keanothos, “corn-thistle"), probably Cirsium arvense

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin genus name from Greek keanōthos corn-thistle

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

  • From the genus name.

    From Wiktionary

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