noun. 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.

noun. Alternative form of madrone.

noun. 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

"     I wish I could tell how I went out this morning and discovered, under a canopy of rhododendron, madrona and redwood, a careful path."

madrono  madroña  

arbutus  

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