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Meaning of "ceanothus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CEANOTHUS

New Latin, from Greek keanōthos a kind of thistle.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CEANOTHUS

ceanothus  [ˌsiːəˈnəʊθəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CEANOTHUS

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Ceanothus is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CEANOTHUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ceanothus

Ceanothus

Ceanothus L. /ˌsiːəˈnoʊθəs/ is a genus of about 50–60 species of shrubs or small trees in the family Rhamnaceae. The genus is confined to North America, with the center of its distribution in California. Some species are found in the eastern United States and southeast Canada, and others extend as far south as Guatemala. Most are shrubs 0.5–3 m tall, but C. arboreus and C. thyrsiflorus, both from California, can be small trees up to 6–7 m tall. The name is derived from the Greek word κεανοθος, which was applied by Theophrastus to a spiny Old World plant believed to be Cirsium arvense.

Definition of ceanothus in the English dictionary

The definition of ceanothus in the dictionary is any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CEANOTHUS


acanthus
əˈkænθəs
agapanthus
ˌæɡəˈpænθəs
ailanthus
eɪˈlænθəs
aphthous
ˈæfθəs
calycanthus
ˌkælɪˈkænθəs
canthus
ˈkænθəs
dianthus
daɪˈænθəs
helianthus
ˌhiːlɪˈænθəs
Hyacinthus
ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs
Malthus
ˈmælθəs
miscanthus
mɪsˈkænθəs
Oireachtas
ˈɛrəkθəs
polyanthus
ˌpɒlɪˈænθəs
Rhadamanthus
ˌrædəˈmænθəs
Rhadamanthys
ˌrædəˈmænθəs
saurognathous
sɔːˈrɒɡnəθəs
schizanthus
skɪtˈsænθəs
strophanthus
strəʊˈfænθəs
xanthous
ˈzænθəs
Xanthus
ˈzænθəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CEANOTHUS

cease
ceasefire
ceaseless
ceaselessly
ceaselessness
cebid
Cebu
ceca
cecal
cecally
Cecil
Cecilia
cecils
cecitis
cecity
cecropia
cecropia moth
Cecrops
cecum

WORDS THAT END LIKE CEANOTHUS

Aegisthus
amianthus
Balthus
calathus
clianthus
epicanthus
Erymanthus
lecythus
Mount Erymanthus
Olynthus
thus
Xuthus
Zacynthus

Synonyms and antonyms of ceanothus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ceanothus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CEANOTHUS

Find out the translation of ceanothus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ceanothus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ceanothus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ceanothus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ceanothus
570 millions of speakers

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ceanothus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ceanothus
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ceanothus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ceanothus
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ceanothus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ceanothus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ceanothus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ceanothus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ceanothus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソリチャ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ceanothus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ceanothus
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ceanothus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ceanothus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सीयोनोथस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ceanothus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ceanothus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ceanothus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ceanothus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ceanothus
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ceanothus
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

ceanothus
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Ceanothus
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

ceanothus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ceanothus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CEANOTHUS»

The term «ceanothus» is regularly used and occupies the 56.217 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CEANOTHUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ceanothus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CEANOTHUS»

Discover the use of ceanothus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ceanothus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ceanothus
A complete horticultural and botanical treatment of the genus aimed at both gardeners and botanists, this book finally gives Ceanothus — with so many plants that tolerate sun and shade, thrive in arid conditions, and bear a profusion of ...
David Fross, Dieter Wilken, 2006
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Wedgeleaf ceanothus canopy does not affect total herbage yield
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST Forest and Range Experiment Station WEDGELEAF CEANOTHUS CANOPY DOES NOT AFFECT ... plant in the central California foothills, wedgeleaf ceanothus (Ceanothus cuneatus) is used by a variety of animals.
Vernon J. Gaylord, Stanley E. Westfall, 1971
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The Horticulture Gardener’s Guides - Shrubs
Ceanothus The California lilacs, or Ceanothus, are extremely distinctive shrubs. When they burst into bloom, the color of summer skies erupts from our gardens, lifting our spirits with the promise of sunny days ahead. Late spring is just the ...
Andy McIndoe, 2005
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Soil water use by Ceanothus velutinus and two grasses
Lopushinsky. and. G.O.. Klock. ;-Tuy oT^n Abstract lntroduction Seasonal trends of soil water content in plots of snowbrush {Ceanothus velutinus Dougl.), orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata L), and pinegrass (Calamagrostis rubes- cens Buckl.) ...
W. Lopushinsky, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or.), 1990
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Native Trees, Shrubs, & Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, ...
Ceanothus. fendleri. Snowbush. ZONES: 4-9; SUn soil: Moderately dry, well- drained native to: Valleys and rocky hills in open ponderosa pine forest, occasionally exposed ridges; western South Dakota (Black Hills) to Colorado and Arizona, ...
William Cullina, 2002
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Fungi from foliage of Arctostaphylospatula, Castanopsis ...
J£5x United States ;'ft'^*'fr\ Department of J|) Agriculture Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station Research Note PNW-RN-462 Abstract Fungi From Foliage of Arctostaphylospatula, Castanopsis chrysophylla, and Ceanothus ...
Ralph H. Crawford, Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.), 1987
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Suitability of Ceanothus prostratus Benth. for the ...
Nitrogen fixation by Ceanothus. Plant Physiol. 40: l045-l047. Dunning, D. l925. The l924 drought in California, serious effects on young timber growth. Timberman 26: 200, 202. Frolich, M. l967. Propagation studies of Ceanothus prostratus ...
Ray W. Brown, Robert H. Ruf, Eugene E. Farmer, 1971
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Fire in California's Ecosystems
Ceanothus cordulatus Ceanothus crassifolius Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus Ceanothus cuneatus var. fasciculatus Ceanothus dentatus Ceanothus greggii Ceanothus impressus Ceanothus intergerrimus Ceanothus lemmonii Ceanothus  ...
Neil G. Sugihara, 2006
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Thesaurus of Agricultural Organisms
(syn) CBD (coffee) (E) see Colletotrichum coffeanum céanote d'Amérique (F) see Ceanothus americanus Ceanothus americanus L. (Rhamnaceae) céanote d' Amérique (F) Saeckelblume, Amerikanische (D) tea, new jersey (E) ceanothus, ...
Derwent Publications, 1990
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An Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States: Geraniaceae to ...
Type locality: California. April-June. 8. Ceanothus griseus (Trelease) McMinn. Carmel Ceanothus. Fig. 3118. Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus Trelease in A. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. I1: 415. 1897. Ceanothus griseus McMinn, Ceanothus 210.
Le Roy Abrams, Roxana Stinchfield Ferris, 1923

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CEANOTHUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ceanothus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rare, Controversial Beetle Still Hangs On in Delta
But unlike other native shrub species like manzanitas and ceanothus, elders don't have much of a public constituency. They're weedy looking ... «KCET, Jul 15»
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Gardening jobs for the weekend
Carefully prune evergreen Californian Lilac (Ceanothus) and Broom (Cytisus) now that they have finished flowering. Don't just hack at it, but ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
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Free class, a wealth of drought tips
... Mediterranean low-water workhorses as lavender, rosemary and Jerusalem sage; along with California natives like ceanothus, woolly blue ... «U-T San Diego, Jul 15»
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Native Landscaping with Botanic Garden's Easy Eight
lemonade berry (Rhus integrifolia); hummingbird sage (Salvia spathacea); 'Ray Hartman' wild lilac (Ceanothus arboreus x griseus); 'Winnifred ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Jul 15»
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Man vs rat – the war continues
A LOUD hum filled the air. Standing between a berberis shrub and a ceanothus, the contented buzz of hundreds of bumble bees swept over me as they went ... «Gazette & Herald, Jul 15»
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Covering new ground or old
Ground cover forms of ceanothus (wild lilac), juniper and contoneaster are really shrubs that extend their stems more horizontally than vertically ... «Lompoc Record, Jun 15»
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'A resource without parallel'
... Campsis radicans (trumpet vine), Ceanothus herbaceus (Jersey tea), Cephalanthus occidentalis (buttonbush), Rhus glabra (smooth sumac), ... «Emporia Gazette, Jun 15»
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In the Garden July 2015
If you want something larger than these Mediterranean offerings, cultivars of California lilac (Ceanothus) seem to tolerate our wet winters and ... «All Point Bulletin, Jun 15»
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The Mountain Gardener: Lessons from the Garden to Conserve Water
She was proud to show me how well the Carmel creeper ceanothus is filling in. Other nearby plants include Little John callistemon, rose glow ... «The Tracy Press, Jun 15»
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Bee advocates in South Sound abuzz with plans to save pollinators
Once a section of lawn, the space now holds 40 different plants that pollinators can belly up to including ceanothus, currant, salvia, penstemon, ... «The Olympian, Jun 15»

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