ceanothus

[ see-uh-noh-thuhs ]

/ ˌsi əˈnoʊ θəs /

noun, plural ce·a·no·thus·es.

any North American shrub or small tree of the largely western genus Ceanothus, having clusters of small white or blue flowers.

Origin of ceanothus

<New Latin (Linnaeus) <Greek keánōthos a species of thistle

Words nearby ceanothus

CDV, CD-video, CD writer, Ce, CEA, ceanothus, Ceará, cease, cease and desist, cease-and-desist order, cease-fire

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Example sentences from the Web for ceanothus

The azaleas were already budding, the ceanothus getting ready its lilac livery for spring.
Selected Stories|Bret Harte
It led far up the ridge into an open place surrounded by a hedge-like growth of ceanothus chaparral.
My First Summer in the Sierra|John Muir
The genus Ceanothus is well known from the beautiful C. azureus.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon
Blue myrtle (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus) is a California species, sometimes called wild lilac or blue blossoms.
American Forest Trees|Henry H. Gibson

The azaleas were already budding; the ceanothus getting ready its lilac livery for spring.
The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales|Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for ceanothus

ceanothus

/ (ˌsiːəˈnəʊθəs) /

noun

any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters

Word Origin for ceanothus

C19: New Latin, from Greek keanōthos a kind of thistle

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ceanothus
释义	ceanothus [ see-uh-noh-thuhs ] / ˌsi əˈnoʊ θəs / noun, plural ce·a·no·thus·es. any North American shrub or small tree of the largely western genus Ceanothus, having clusters of small white or blue flowers. Origin of ceanothus <New Latin (Linnaeus) <Greek keánōthos a species of thistle Words nearby ceanothus CDV, CD-video, CD writer, Ce, CEA, ceanothus, Ceará, cease, cease and desist, cease-and-desist order, cease-fire Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ceanothus The azaleas were already budding, the ceanothus getting ready its lilac livery for spring. Selected Stories\|Bret Harte It led far up the ridge into an open place surrounded by a hedge-like growth of ceanothus chaparral. My First Summer in the Sierra\|John Muir The genus Ceanothus is well known from the beautiful C. azureus. Botany for Ladies\|Jane Loudon Blue myrtle (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus) is a California species, sometimes called wild lilac or blue blossoms. American Forest Trees\|Henry H. Gibson The azaleas were already budding; the ceanothus getting ready its lilac livery for spring. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales\|Bret Harte British Dictionary definitions for ceanothus ceanothus / (ˌsiːəˈnəʊθəs) / noun any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters Word Origin for ceanothus C19: New Latin, from Greek keanōthos a kind of thistle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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