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arbutus

ar·bu·tus
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahr-byoo-tuh s]
    • /ɑrˈbyu təs/
    • /ɑːˈbjuːtəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahr-byoo-tuh s]
    • /ɑrˈbyu təs/

Definitions of arbutus word

  • noun arbutus any of several temperate ericaceous shrubs of the genus Arbutus, esp the strawberry tree of S Europe. They have clusters of white or pinkish flowers, broad evergreen leaves, and strawberry-like berries 3
  • noun arbutus any of a genus (Arbutus) of trees or shrubs of the heath family, with dark-green leaves, clusters of white or pinkish flowers, and small strawberrylike fruit; esp., the madroño and the strawberry trees 3
  • noun arbutus a trailing plant (Epigaea repens) of the heath family, with clusters of white or pink flowers 3
  • noun plural arbutus any of the evergreen shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. unedo, of southern Europe, with scarlet berries, cultivated for ornament and food. 1
  • noun plural arbutus trailing arbutus. 1
  • noun arbutus A flowering plant in the genus Arbutus: the strawberry tree. 1
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Origin of arbutus

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < New Latin, Latin: the wild strawberry tree

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arbutus popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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  • trailing arbutus

    Also called arbutus, mayflower. a creeping eastern North American plant, Epigaea repens, of the heath family, having leathery, oval leaves and terminal clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers.

  • madrone

    any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.

  • mayflower

    (italics) the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton to the New World in 1620.

  • strawberry tree

    an evergreen shrub or tree, Arbutus unedo, of the heath family, native to southern Europe, bearing a scarlet, strawberrylike fruit.
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