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| any North American shrub or small tree of the largely western genus Ceanothus, having clusters of small white or blue flowers. |
| ce·a·no·thus (sē'ə-nô'thəs) n. Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Ceanothus, native mostly to western North America and having showy clusters of usually blue or whitish flowers. Also called redroot. [New Latin, genus name, from Greek keanōthos, corn-thistle.] |