manzanita

/ˈmænzəˌnidə/

/mænzəˈnitə/

Other forms: manzanitas

Definitions of manzanita

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
   synonyms: Arbutus menziesii, madrona, madrono

   type of:

   arbutus

   any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
2. noun

   chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America
   types:

   Arctostaphylos andersonii, heartleaf manzanita

   erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base

   Arctostaphylos manzanita, Parry manzanita

   erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California

   Arctostaphylos tomentosa, downy manzanita, woolly manzanita

   erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems