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manzanita
[ man-zuh-nee-tuh ]
noun
- any of several western North American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and clusters of white to pink flowers.
- the fruit of one of these shrubs.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of manzanita1
1840–50, Americanism; < Spanish, diminutive of manzana apple; manchineel
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Example Sentences
The scarlet calico canopy was again set up over the bed, and the woven cradle, on its red manzanita frame, stood near.
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The manzanita is another pretty bush, with pink bells that ripen to small scarlet apples in the fall.
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The slope inclined at a steep angle and was one long slide of bits of yellow stone with many bunches of scrub oak and manzanita.
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The hollows of this exceedingly rough country were thick with pine and oak, the ridges covered with cedar, juniper, and manzanita.
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All the way down the rocky trail the bunch grass and wild oak and manzanita were so thick that I had to crush my way through.
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