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Manzanita

Manzanita Meaning & Definition
Manzanita Definition And Meaning

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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