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‖ manzanita
(mænzəˈniːtə, Sp. manθaˈnita)
Also manzanito.
[Sp., dim. of manzana apple.]
One of the berry-bearing shrubs of the genus Arctostaphylos found in the United States; the bearberry. Also attrib.
1848E. Bryant California xviii. 236 We have met occasionally with a reddish berry called by the Californians manzanita (little apple). 1869C. L. Brace New West xi. 138 Around her were..dishes of the manzanita seed. 1872C. King Mountain. Sierra Nev. ii. 36 The reverence due to the Giver of manzanita berries. 1888B. Harte Drift from Redwood Camp in Phyllis of Sierras 227 A bent manzanito-bush..flew back against his breast. 1918C. E. Mulford Man from Bar-20 xvii. 178 He pushed through matted thickets of oak brush and manzanito. 1928A. Bierce Can Such Things Be? i. 8 Unable in the darkness to penetrate the thickets of manzanita and other undergrowth. 1971Black Scholar Apr.–May 47/2 Our job is to clear out 10 miles of oak trees, manzanita shrubs and sagebrush on both sides of the highway. 1972Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 76/1 A sign next to a luxuriant manzanita plant welcomes you to God's land. |