tassel-bushn.
/ˈtas(ə)lbʊʃ/ The common name in America of an evergreen shrub, Garrya elliptica, a native of California, Mexico, Cuba, and Jamaica: so called from its elegant long drooping catkins.
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1891 in Cent. Dict.
1900 Field 22 Dec. 972/1 The Tassel Bush..is an evergreen bush from California, the tip of every young growth being now laden with clusters, or bunches of soft-grey tassels or catkins, that give to it a very distinct and ornate appearance.
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