Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants, of a single species, F. Californica, a common shrub upon the dry hills of California, known as California slippery-elm.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun flannelbush
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin, after John Charles Frémont.]
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Shrublands: Cupleaf ceanothus - fremontia - oak series.
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