| 释义 |
boo·gum
\ˈbügəm\ noun
or boo·jum \-üjəm\
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps from boojum, an imaginary creature in The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll (C.L.Dodgson) died 1898 English mathematician & writer; from its grotesque appearance
: a spiny tree (Idria columnaris) of the family Fouquieriaceae chiefly of Lower California sometimes arching over and rooting at its tips |