tassel-bush
(ˈtæs(ə)lbʊʃ)
[f. tassel n.1 + bush n.1]
The common name in America of an evergreen shrub, Garrya elliptica, a native of California, Mexico, Cuba, and Jamaica: so called from its elegant long drooping catkins.
| 1891 in Cent. Dict. 1900 Field 22 Dec. 972/1 The Tassel Bush..is an evergreen bush from California, the tip of every young growth being now laden with clusters, or bunches of soft-grey tassels or catkins, that give to it a very distinct and ornate appearance. |