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Definition of Arctostaphylos manzanita
1. Noun. Erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arctostaphylos Manzanita
Literary usage of Arctostaphylos manzanita
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"MAN- ZANITA (411) — arctostaphylos manzanita. * Leaves smooth ; fruit stems
glandular. (B. ) B. Flowers in elongated clusters; shrub or tree 8-25 feet. ..."
2. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1915)
"... species in the order of their abundance follows: 1. Arctostaphylos glauca—great
berried manzanita. 2. arctostaphylos manzanita—common manzanita. 3. ..."
3. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series by California academy of sciences (1919)
"Eastw. Arctostaphylos canescens Eastw. Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastw.
Arctostaphylos glauca Lindl. arctostaphylos manzanita Parry Arctostaphylos ..."
4. Useful Wild Plants of the United States and Canada by Charles Francis Saunders (1920)
"The one most often used for jelly is arctostaphylos manzanita, Parry, common in
mountainous regions throughout the length of California, and also, ..."
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