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manzanita definition

☆ man·za·nita (man′zə nēt′ə)

noun

any of several shrubs or small trees (genus Arctostaphylos) of the heath family, found in the W U.S.

Etymology: AmSp < Sp, dim. of manzana, apple: see manchineel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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