ma·dro·na, ma·dro·ña, ma·dro·no n. 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 madroña apples; the wood is used for furniture and the bark for tanning. [Written also madroño.]
Syn: -- madrona, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii.
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madrono
n : evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having
glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries;
wood used for furniture and bark for tanning [syn: madrona,
manzanita, Arbutus menziesii]
[also: madornos (pl)]