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noun
Any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Arctostaphylos, especially Arctostaphylos manzanita, having smooth red or orange bark and stiff, twisting branches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: madrona, madrono, Arbutus menziesii
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arbutus
noun
chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shrub, bush
Narrower terms: heartleaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos andersonii, Parry manzanita, Arctostaphylos manzanita, downy manzanita, woolly manzanita, Arctostaphylos tomentosa
History
Borrowed from Spanish manzanita, so named because the fruits look like little apples.
