Definition of Arctostaphylos tomentosa

1. Noun. Erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young.

Exact synonyms: Downy Manzanita, Woolly Manzanita
Generic synonyms: Manzanita

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arctostaphylos Tomentosa

Arctictis bintourong
Arctiidae
Arctium
Arctium lappa
Arctium minus
Arctocebus
Arctocebus calabarensis
Arctocephalus
Arctocephalus philippi
Arctonyx
Arctonyx collaris
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos alpina
Arctostaphylos andersonii
Arctostaphylos manzanita
Arctostaphylos tomentosa (current term)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Arctotis
Arctotis stoechadifolia
Arctotis venusta
Arcturus
Ardea
Ardea herodius
Ardea occidentalis
Ardeidae
Ardennes
Ardennes counteroffensive
Ardhamagadhi
Ardian
Ardisia

Literary usage of Arctostaphylos tomentosa

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)
"Arctostaphylos tomentosa: section of leaf from a xerophytic habitat (station Jasper Ridge). X125. ..."

2. The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties by Charles Henry Snow (1908)
"Most Manzanita wood is probably derived from Arctostaphylos pungens, Arctostaphylos tomentosa and Arctostaphylos glauca. The China or China-berry (Melia ..."

3. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1903)
"Arctostaphylos tomentosa Dougl. The Manzanita of the higher elevations, usually above 5500 feet. It occupies ground covered within historic times by Abies ..."

4. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1869)
"seen the northern tribes make the same use of the berries of the allied species (Arctostaphylos tomentosa, Pursh). The tender shoots of various plante are ..."

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