pacific madrone

pa·cif·ic ma·dro·ne

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Definitions of pacific madrone words

noun pacific 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. 1
noun pacific madrone the pale reddish-brown wood of this tree. 1

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

1835-45, Americanism; < American Spanish madroño; Spanish: strawberry tree (ulterior origin uncertain)

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