manzanita

man·za·ni·ta

 (măn′zə-nē′tə)

n.

Any of several evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Arctostaphylos of the heath family, native to the Pacific coast of North America, especially A. manzanita, having white or pink flowers in drooping panicles and red berrylike fruit.

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[Spanish, diminutive of manzana, apple; see manchineel.]

manzanita

(ˌmænzəˈniːtə)

n

(Botany) an evergreen shrub of western North America

man•za•ni•ta

(ˌmæn zəˈni tə)

n., pl. -tas.

any of several W North American shrubs belonging to the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family.

[1840–50, Amer.; < Sp, diminutive of manzana apple]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	manzanita - chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America Arctostaphylos, genus Arctostaphylos - bearberry; manzanita 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 bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	2.	manzanita - 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, madrona, madrono arbutus - any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America