ceanothus

[ see-uh-noh-thuh s ]

/ ˌsi əˈnoʊ θəs /

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

cdt, cdu, cdv, ce, cea, ceanothus, ceará, cease, cease and desist, cease-and-desist order, cease-fire

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

ceanothus

/ (ˌsiːəˈnəʊθəs) /

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

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