blueblossom: Meaning and Definition of

blue•blos•som

Pronunciation: (bl'blos"um), [key]
— n.
  1. 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
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