boojum
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Cirio_columnaris%2C_boojum_tree.jpg/220px-Cirio_columnaris%2C_boojum_tree.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Nonsense word from The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll.
Noun
[edit]boojum (plural boojums)
- (physics) A geometric pattern sometimes observed on the surface of superfluid helium-3.
- (countable) A species of tree (Fouquieria columnaris) native to Baja California, Mexico.
Cochimi
[edit]Noun
[edit]boojum
- cirio (plant).