madrona apples

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madrona apples - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  madrona \ma*dro"na\, madrona \ma*dro"[~n]a\, madrono
  \ma*dro"no\, n. [Sp. madro[~n]o.] (Bot.)
     A small evergreen tree or shrub (Arbutus Menziesii), of
     Pacific North America, having a smooth bark, thick glossy
     leathery leaves, and edible orange-red berries, which are
     often called madro[~n]a apples; the wood is used for
     furniture and the bark for tanning. [Written also
     madro[~n]o.]
  
     Syn: madrona, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]