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pacific madrone

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ma⋅dro⋅ne

[muh-droh-nuh]
–noun
1. any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, esp. A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
2. the pale reddish-brown wood of this tree.
Also, ma⋅dro⋅na, ma⋅dro⋅ño [muh-drohn-yoh] , ma⋅dro⋅ña [muh-drohn-yuh] .


Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; < AmerSp madroño; Sp: strawberry tree (ulterior orig. uncert.)
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