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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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: madrona, madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

madrona \ma*dro"na\, madrona \ma*dro"[~n]a\, madrono \ma*dro"no\, n. [Sp. madro[~n]o.] (Bot.) A small evergreen tree or shrub (Arbutus Menziesii), of Pacific North America, having a smooth bark, thick glossy leathery leaves, and edible orange-red berries, which are often called madro[~n]a apples; the wood is used for furniture and the bark for tanning. [Written also madro[~n]o.] Syn: madrona, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Arbutus menziesii n 1: 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: madrona, madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii]