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madrona

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ma·dro·ña  (m-drny) also ma·dro·ño (-drny) or ma·dro·ne (-drn)
n. pl. ma·dro·ñas also ma·dro·ños or ma·dro·nes
An evergreen tree (Arbutus menziesii) native to Pacific North America, having leathery, glossy leaves, white urn-shaped flowers, and orange or red edible berries. The wood has been used for making furniture and the bark for tanning.
[American Spanish, from Spanish madroño, strawberry tree.]
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Noun1.madronamadrona - 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
Arbutus menziesii, madrono, manzanita
arbutus - any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
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