boojum

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A boojum tree
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Etymology

Nonsense word from The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll.

Noun

boojum (plural boojums)

  1. (physics) A geometric pattern sometimes observed on the surface of superfluid helium-3.
  2. (countable) A species of tree (Fouquieria columnaris) native to Baja California, Mexico.

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Noun

boojum

  1. cirio (plant).