arbutus

Types:

Arbutus menziesii, madrona, madrono, manzanita

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

Arbutus unedo, Irish strawberry, strawberry tree

small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor

Type of:

bush, shrub

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems