Definition of Madroño

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: Arbutus Menziesii, Madrona, Manzanita
Generic synonyms: Arbutus

Definition of Madroño

1. Noun. Any of various evergreen arbutus trees of western North America, having red berries and a hard wood. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Madroño

1. madrona [n -NOS] - See also: madrona

Lexicographical Neighbors of Madroño

madrigalers
madrigalian
madrigalist
madrigalists
madrigals
madrilene
madrilenes
madrina
madriporian coral
madrona
madronas
madrone
madrones
madrono
madronos
madroño (current term)
madroños
mads
madtom
madtoms
madtsoiid
madtsoiids
maduro
maduromycosis
maduros
madwoman
madwomen
madwort
madworts
madzoon

Literary usage of Madroño

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

1. A Breeze from the Woods by William Chauncey Bartlett (1883)
"The madrono harbors no vagabonds—not a leaf is punctured, and no larva is deposited under its bark, ..."

2. California Coast Trails: A Horseback Ride from Mexico to Oregon by Joseph Smeaton Chase (1913)
"... Mountains — A wonderful landscape — Wild flowers, and the madrono — Las Lomas de la Purificacion — A land of great oaks — Fording the Santa Ynez River. ..."

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