About The Word Manzanita
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Manzanita
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What's The Definition Of Manzanita?
[n] evergreen tree of Pacific North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning
[n] chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America Synonyms | Synonyms for Manzanita: Arbutus menziesii | madrona | madrono Related Terms | Find terms related to Manzanita: See Also | arbutus | Arctostaphylos | Arctostaphylos andersonii | Arctostaphylos manzanita | Arctostaphylos tomentosa | bush | downy manzanita | genus Arctostaphylos | heartleaf manzanita | Parry manzanita | shrub | woolly manzanita Manzanita In Webster's Dictionary \Man`za*ni"ta\, n. [Sp., dim. of munzana an apple.]
(Bot.)
A name given to several species of {Arctostaphylos}, but
mostly to {A. glauca} and {A. pungens}, shrubs of California,
Oregon, etc., with reddish smooth bark, ovate or oval
coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing clusters of red
berries, which are said to be a favorite food of the grizzly
bear.
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