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Noun: boojum  boo-jum
  1. A dangerous form of snark (an imaginary animal)
    "In Lewis Carroll's poem, the hunting party feared encountering a boojum"
     
  2. A tall tree native to Mexico and California (Fouquieria columnaris)
    "The boojum's unusual shape makes it a striking feature of the Baja California landscape"

Derived forms: boojums

Encyclopedia: Boojum