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		Definition of ceanothus in English: ceanothusnoun ˌsiːəˈnəʊθəsˌsēəˈnōTHəs A North American shrub which is cultivated for its dense clusters of small, typically blue, flowers. 美洲茶 Genus Ceanothus, family Rhamnaceae Example sentencesExamples -  Take heel cuttings from ceanothus, penstemons, lavenders, santolinas and philadelphus.
 -  Plants chosen for drought tolerance as well as color thrive here, including catmint (Nepeta ‘Blue Wonder’), ceanothus, lychnis, penstemon, purple coneflower, rockrose, rosemary, and star jasmine.
 -  It's a good time to thin out weak branches of ceanothus and to shorten remaining growths (not into old wood).
 -  You will soon have a thick, impenetrable hedge to enclose the fast-growing butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii (coppice it annually to promote flowers), or the heavenly blue blooms of enthusiastic ceanothus thrysiflorus.
 -  To distinguish a blue blossom ceanothus from a musk bush, for example, look for ridges on the plants' stems.
 
 
 OriginModern Latin, from Greek keanōthos, denoting a kind of thistle.    Definition of ceanothus in US English: ceanothusnounˌsēəˈnōTHəs A North American shrub of the buckthorn family, cultivated for its dense clusters of small blue or white flowers. 美洲茶 Genus Ceanothus, family Rhamnaceae: numerous species, especially in the western US, including the blueblossom ceanothus of the Pacific coast Example sentencesExamples -  Plants chosen for drought tolerance as well as color thrive here, including catmint (Nepeta ‘Blue Wonder’), ceanothus, lychnis, penstemon, purple coneflower, rockrose, rosemary, and star jasmine.
 -  Take heel cuttings from ceanothus, penstemons, lavenders, santolinas and philadelphus.
 -  To distinguish a blue blossom ceanothus from a musk bush, for example, look for ridges on the plants' stems.
 -  You will soon have a thick, impenetrable hedge to enclose the fast-growing butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii (coppice it annually to promote flowers), or the heavenly blue blooms of enthusiastic ceanothus thrysiflorus.
 -  It's a good time to thin out weak branches of ceanothus and to shorten remaining growths (not into old wood).
 
 
 OriginModern Latin, from Greek keanōthos, denoting a kind of thistle.     |