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[syn: madrona, madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
madrona \ma*dro"na\, madrona \ma*dro"[~n]a\, madrono
\ma*dro"no\, n. [Sp. madro[~n]o.] (Bot.)
A small evergreen tree or shrub (Arbutus Menziesii), of
Pacific North America, having a smooth bark, thick glossy
leathery leaves, and edible orange-red berries, which are
often called madro[~n]a apples; the wood is used for
furniture and the bark for tanning. [Written also
madro[~n]o.]
Syn: madrona, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
madrona
n 1: 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 [syn: madrona,
madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii]