Pronunciation: nü- ' j ə r-z ē -, nyü-
Function: noun
Etymology: New Jersey, state of U.S.; from the use of its leaves as a substitute for tea during the American Revolution
Date: 1759
: a low deciduous shrub ( Ceanothus americanus ) of the buckthorn family that is found in the eastern U.S. and has dull green leaves and small white flowers borne in large terminal panicles