manzanita
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English [edit]
Noun [edit]
manzanita (plural manzanitas)
- Any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Arctostaphylos, having smooth red or orange bark and stiff, twisting branches.
- 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter VIII
- The horse groaned and started his running walk down the trail; Uncle Charley pursued him, breaking a twig off a manzanita bush and handing it up to Monica, who flailed the sorry brute across the shoulders and rump.
- 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter VIII
Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
manzanita f (plural manzanitas)
- Diminutive of manzana
