SINCE 1828
boogum
noun
boo·gum
| \ ˈbü-gəm\
variants:
or boojum \ ˈbü-jəm 
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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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