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Definition of Madrona
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 Madrona
1. an evergreen tree [n -S]
Medical Definition of Madrona
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Madrona
Literary usage of Madrona
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural Wealth of California: Comprising Early History; Geography by Titus Fey Cronise (1868)
"Oaks—Cedars—Firs—California Nutmeg—California Yew Tree—Laurel—Manzanita—
madrona—Horse Chestnut, or Buckeye—Shrub* and Plants—Poison ..."
2. The Stanislaus and Lake Tahoe Forest Reserves and Adjacent Territory by George Bishop Sudworth (1900)
"madrona. The main range of the madrona lies in the coast region of California and
... The madrona occurs rather abundantly in a few localities in the middle ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1877)
"A madrona SWALLOWS AN OAK ! — " Being yesterday in the country in this neighborhood,
I saw what seemed to me a curious botanical phenomenon, which may be of ..."
4. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1900)
"... Douglass, of Mexico, both known as madrona, are used like uva ursi ; as are
also the ... madrona ..."
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