Definition of Arbutus menziesii

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Madrona, Madrono, Manzanita
Generic synonyms: Arbutus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arbutus Menziesii

Araucaria heterophylla
Araucariaceae
Araujia
Araujia sericofera
Arava
Arawak
Arawakan
Arawn
Arax
Araxes
Arbil
Arbor Day
Arbury
Arbuthnotian
Arbutus menziesii (current term)
Arbutus unedo
Arbëresh
Arbëreshë Albanian
Arc de Triomphe
Arca
Arcadia
Arcadian
Arcadians
Arcadic
Arcado-Cypriot
Arcady
Arcanobacterium
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
Arcellidae

Literary usage of Arbutus menziesii

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Broad-sclerophyll Vegetation of California: An Ecological Study of the by William Skinner Cooper (1922)
"... and Arbutus menziesii, and these attain great size. Other tree species occurring more or less commonly are Quercus kelloggii, Castanopsis chrysophylla, ..."

2. Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1886)
"On leaves of Arbutus menziesii, Corte Madera, April. 23. ... On leaves of Arbutus Menziesii, Corte Madera, April. 27. ..."

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