Associations to the word «Manzanita»

Wiktionary

MANZANITA, noun. Any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Arctostaphylos, especially Arctostaphylos manzanita, having smooth red or orange bark and stiff, twisting branches.

Dictionary definition

MANZANITA, noun. Chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America.
MANZANITA, 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.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne