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Definition of Arbutuses
1. arbutus [n] - See also: arbutus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arbutuses
Literary usage of Arbutuses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Forests and Forest Trees, Historical, Legendary, and Descriptive (1853)
"... and form four very distinct kinds, to which are united other trees of great
height and several beautiful shrubs; there are arbutuses, ..."
2. Floricultural Cabinet and Florists' Magazine. (1857)
"arbutuses in bloom and fruit, and red and yellow berried Hollies are ... with the
Hollies and arbutuses, make beautiful objects throughout the winter. ..."
3. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"The west wind is blowing, and fading the snow, And the pleasant pines sing, and
the arbutuses blow. Five Kernels of Corn! Five Kernels of Corn! ..."
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