HyperDic: arbutus

English > 1 sense of the word arbutus:
NOUNplantarbutusany of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
English > arbutus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America.
Member ofgenus Arbutuslarge evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America
Narrowermadrona, madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesiievergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries
strawberry tree, Irish strawberry, Arbutus unedosmall evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanishmadroño
Catalanarbocer, arboç, arbutus, cirerer d'arboç

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