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madrono
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun madrono has 1 sense
- madrono(n = noun.plant) arbutus menziesii, madrona, 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; Array is a kind of arbutus
CIDE DICTIONARY
madrono, n. [Sp. madroño.].
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 madroña apples ; the wood is used for furniture and the bark for tanning. [1913 Webster]
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