Ceanothus
any North American shrub or small tree of the largely western genus Ceanothus, having clusters of small white or blue flowers.
Historical Examples
noun
any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters
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