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Definition of Arctostaphylos tomentosa
1. Noun. Erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arctostaphylos Tomentosa
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 ..."