English Explanatory Dictionary

boojum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A geometric pattern sometimes observed on the surface of superfluid helium-3.
  2. A species of tree (Fouquieria columnaris) native to Baja California, Mexico.
  3. Something mysterious and dangerous.

Word forms

boojum boojums

Etymology

Nonsense word from The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll.

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