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Webster 1913 Edition
manzanita
manˊza-ni′ta
(mănˊzȧ-nē′tȧ)
, Noun.
[Sp., dim. of
manzana
an apple.] (Bot.)
A name given to several species of
Arctostaphylos
, but mostly to Arctostaphylos glauca
and Arctostaphylos pungens
, shrubs of California, Oregon, etc., with reddish smooth bark, ovate or oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing clusters of red berries, which are said to be a favorite food of the grizzly bear.