| manzanita | (n) chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America |
| downy manzanita | (n) erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young, Syn. woolly manzanita, Arctostaphylos tomentosa |
| heartleaf manzanita | (n) erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base, Syn. Arctostaphylos andersonii |
| parry manzanita | (n) erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California, Syn. Arctostaphylos manzanita |
| madrona | (n) 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, Syn. madrono, Arbutus menziesii, manzanita |
| manzanita | n. [ Sp., dim. of manzana an apple. ] (Bot.) A name given to several species of Arctostaphylos, but mostly to Arctostaphylos glauca and Arctostaphylos pungens, shrubs of California, Oregon, etc., with reddish smooth bark, ovate or oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing clusters of red berries, which are said to be a favorite food of the grizzly bear. [ 1913 Webster ] |