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Arbutus

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Noun

1. arbutus

any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Arbutus

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noun plural -tuses
1. 
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
2.  trailing arbutus

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Arbutus

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noun
1. 
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
2. 
a trailing plant (Epigaea repens) of the heath family, with clusters of white or pink flowers

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Arbutus

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n.
1. Any of various broad-leaved evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Arbutus of the heath family, including the madrone and the strawberry tree, that are native chiefly to warm temperate regions of the Americas and Europe.
2. The trailing arbutus.

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