boojum
English edit
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).