blueblossom

[bloo-blos-uhm]

blue·blos·som

[bloo-blos-uhm]
noun
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.
Also called blue myrtle.


Origin:
blue + blossom
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