First Known Use: 1951
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boojum
noun boo·jum \ˈbü-jəm\
Definition of BOOJUM
: a tall spiny long-lived desert tree (Fouquieria columnaris syn. Idria columnaris) native to northwestern Mexico and related to the ocotillo
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Origin of BOOJUM
perhaps from boojum, an imaginary creature in The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll; from its grotesque appearance
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