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Noun: boojum tree
  1. Candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
    "The bizarre boojum tree stood like a giant candle in the desert";
    - cirio, Fouquieria columnaris, Idria columnaris

Derived forms: boojum trees

Type of: candlewood

Part of: Fouquieria, genus Fouquieria

Encyclopedia: Boojum tree