Arbutus (n.) Alt. of Arbute |
genus Arbutus large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America: strawberry tree, madrona |
arbutus any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America |
madrona / madrono / manzanita Arbutus menziesii evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orangeed edible berries, wood used for furniture and bark for tanning |
strawberry tree / Irish strawberry / Arbutus unedo small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland, of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor |
trailing arbutus / mayflower / Epigaea repens low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers |