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Meaning of MANZANITA

Pronunciation:  `manzu'neetu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  evergreen tree of Pacific North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning
  2. [n]  chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America
 
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 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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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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.
 

 

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