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Manzanita
//ˌmɑn.zəˈniː.tə// noun
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Noun
- 1 Any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Arctostaphylos, especially Arctostaphylos manzanita, having smooth red or orange bark and stiff, twisting branches.
"The horse groaned and started his running walk down the trail; Uncle Charley pursued him, breaking a twig off a manzanita bush and handing it up to Monica, who flailed the sorry brute across the shoulders and rump."
- 2 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 wordnet
- 3 chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish manzanita, so named because the fruits look like little apples.
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