Definitions for: 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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: Arbutus menziesii, madrona, madrono

See Also: arbutus, Arctostaphylos, Arctostaphylos andersonii, Arctostaphylos manzanita, Arctostaphylos tomentosa, bush, downy manzanita, genus Arctostaphylos, heartleaf manzanita, Parry manzanita, shrub, woolly manzanita

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