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ALL meanings of arbutus

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  • noun arbutus any of several temperate ericaceous shrubs of the genus Arbutus, esp the strawberry tree of S Europe. They have clusters of white or pinkish flowers, broad evergreen leaves, and strawberry-like berries 3
  • noun arbutus any of a genus (Arbutus) of trees or shrubs of the heath family, with dark-green leaves, clusters of white or pinkish flowers, and small strawberrylike fruit; esp., the madroño and the strawberry trees 3
  • noun arbutus a trailing plant (Epigaea repens) of the heath family, with clusters of white or pink flowers 3
  • noun plural arbutus any of the evergreen shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. unedo, of southern Europe, with scarlet berries, cultivated for ornament and food. 1
  • noun plural arbutus trailing arbutus. 1
  • noun arbutus fruit-bearing shrub 1
  • noun arbutus A flowering plant in the genus Arbutus: the strawberry tree. 1
  • noun arbutus Epigaea repens, the mayflower, the trailing arbutus. 0
  • noun arbutus Arbute; the wood of the strawberry tree. 0
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