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manzanita

DEFINITIONS OF: manzanita

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n 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

Synonyms:
Arbutus menziesii, madrona, madrono
Type of:
arbutus
any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America

n chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America

Types:
Arctostaphylos andersonii, heartleaf manzanita
erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base
Arctostaphylos manzanita, Parry manzanita
erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California
Arctostaphylos tomentosa, downy manzanita, woolly manzanita
erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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