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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.
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
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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