: a tall spiny long-lived desert tree (Fouquieria columnaris synonym Idria columnaris) native to northwestern Mexico and related to the ocotillo
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As Lewis Carroll might have said, outliving the snark is one way to never become your own boojum.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 29 July 2022
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 29 July 2022
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“Boojum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boojum. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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