First Known Use: 1785
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ceanothus
noun ce·a·no·thus \ˌsē-ə-ˈnō-thəs\
Definition of CEANOTHUS
: any of a genus (Ceanothus) of American vines, shrubs, and small trees of the buckthorn family having the calyx disk adherent to the ovary
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Origin of CEANOTHUS
New Latin, from Greek keanōthos, a thistle
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