arbutus

/ɑrˈbjudəs/

Other forms: arbutuses

Definitions of arbutus

1. noun

   any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
   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