boo·gum
| \ ˈbü-gəm \
plural -s
Definition of boogum
: a spiny tree (Idria columnaris) of the family Fouquieriaceae chiefly of Lower California sometimes arching over and rooting at its tips
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The first known use of boogum was in 1951
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