HyperDic: manzanita

English > 2 senses of the word manzanita:
NOUNplantmanzanitachiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America
plantmanzanita, madrona, madrono, Arbutus menziesiievergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries
English > manzanita: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningchiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America.
Member ofArctostaphylos, genus Arctostaphylosbearberry
NarrowerParry manzanita, Arctostaphylos manzanitaErect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes
downy manzanita, woolly manzanita, Arctostaphylos tomentosaErect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young
heartleaf manzanita, Arctostaphylos andersoniiErect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
English > manzanita: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningevergreen 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.
Synonymsmadrona, madrono, Arbutus menziesii
BroaderarbutusAny of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
Spanishmadrona
Catalanarbutus menziesii, madrona

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