CEANOTHUS

Meaning of CEANOTHUS in English

n. any shrub of the genus Ceanothus, with small blue or white flowers.

[ mod.L f. Gk keanothos kind of thistle ]

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CEANOTHUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek keanōthos, a thistle Date: 1785 any of a genus ( Ceanothus ) of American …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CEANOTHUS — ˌsēəˈnōthəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek keanōthos, a thistle : a large genus of American vines, shrubs, …
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CEANOTHUS — /see'euh noh"theuhs/ , n. , pl. ceanothuses . any North American shrub or small tree of the largely western genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CEANOTHUS — n. shrub or small tree native to North America with dark green leaves and small white or blue flowers
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CEANOTHUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek keanōthos, a thistle Date: 1785 : any of a genus ( Ceanothus ) of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CEANOTHUS — [ ˌsi:ə'nəʊθəs ] ■ noun a shrub with dense clusters of small blue flowers, native to North America. [Genus Ceanothus …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CEANOTHUS — [ce.a.no.thus] n [NL, fr. Gk keanothos, a thistle] (1785): any of a genus (Ceanothus) of American vines, shrubs, and small …
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CEANOTHUS — genus of North American shrubs, of the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae), comprising about 55 species. The leaves are alternate or opposite. …
Britannica English vocabulary
CEANOTHUS — ceanothus BrE AmE ˌsi ː ‿ə ˈnəʊθ əs AmE \ -ˈnoʊθ- ▷ ceanothus|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CEANOTHUS — n. any shrub of the genus Ceanothus, with small blue or white flowers. [mod.L f. Gk keanothos kind of thistle]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CEANOTHUS — n. any shrub of the genus Ceanothus, with small blue or white flowers. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk keanothos kind of …
Oxford English vocab
CEANOTHUS — n. Pronunciation: ˌ s ē - ə - ' n ō -th ə s Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from …
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SNOWBRUSH — noun Date: circa 1923 a spreading white-flowered western North American shrub ( Ceanothus velutinus ) of the buckthorn family
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NEW JERSEY TEA — noun Etymology: New Jersey, state of U.S.; from the use of its leaves as a substitute for tea during the …
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WILD LILAC — noun : a shrub of the genus Ceanothus
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WHITETHORN — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English white thorn, from white + thorn 1. a. : a hawthorn ( Crataegus oxycantha ) …
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TREE MYRTLE — noun 1. : any of various shrubs of the genus Ceanothus (especially C. arboreus ) 2. : any of various …
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TOBACCO BRUSH — noun : a snowbrush ( Ceanothus velutina )
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SUMMER LILAC — noun 1. : dame's violet 2. : butterfly bush 3. : any of several California shrubs of the genus Ceanothus
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STICKY LAUREL — noun : a buckbrush ( Ceanothus velutinus ) with gummy twigs and evergreen leaves
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SOAPBUSH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: soap + bush 1. : a deer brush ( Ceanothus integerrimus ) of the western United States …
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SNOWBRUSH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of several white-flowered shrubs of the genus Ceanothus ; especially : a spreading shrub ( C. …
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REDROOT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a perennial herb ( Lachnanthes tinctoria ) of the eastern United States having sword-shaped leaves, cymose …
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REDHEART — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a California straggling shrub or small tree ( Ceanothus spinosus ) having dark red wood and blue-gray …
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NEW JERSEY TEA — noun Usage: usually capitalized N&J Etymology: so called from its leaves having been used as a substitute for tea during …
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MOUNTAIN LILAC — noun : a Californian shrub of the genus Ceanothus
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MAHALA MAT — noun Etymology: so called from its use by squaws for making mats : a prostrate much-matted shrub ( Ceanothus prostratus …
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DEER BRUSH — noun : any of several shrubby plants (as members of the genus Ceanothus ) that are regularly browsed by deer …
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COFFEEBERRY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of several California shrubs with fruits suggesting coffee cherries: a. (1) : cascara buckthorn (2) …
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BUCKTHORN — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: translation of Italian spino cervino & New Latin cervi spina 1. : a shrub or tree of …
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BUCKBRUSH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: buck (I) + brush : any of various shrubby No. American plants that furnish browse for sheep, …
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BLUEBUSH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a Mexican shrub ( Ceanothus coeruleus ) bearing a profusion of blue flowers 2. Australia : …
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