madroñon.

Brit.

/məˈdrəʊnjəʊ/, U.S.

/məˈdroʊnjoʊ/

Inflections: Plural madroños.

Forms: 1800s– madrona, 1800s– madroña, 1800s– madrone, 1800s– madrono, 1800s– madroño.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish madroño.

Etymology: < Mexican Spanish madroño (14th cent. in Castilian Spanish, denoting a shrub with edible berries; 10th cent. in Mozarabic as matrúnyu, further etymology uncertain).

Any of several arbutuses of western North America, handsome evergreen trees with dark lustrous green leaves, red berries, and hard wood; esp. (more fully Pacific madroño) Arbutus menziesii, found from British Columbia to California, and (more fully Mexican madroño) A. xalapensis, of the Mexican border.

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strawberry tree1548

arbute1551

arbutus1551

memerill1592

winter strawberry1708

madroño?1842

?1842 J. Bidwell Journey to Calif. (1937) 32 Madrone—Grows as abundant as the oak, it is one of the most beautiful trees I have ever seen—is an evergreen, retaining a bright green foliage.

1850 B. Taylor Eldorado I. xiii. 97 Clumps of the madrono—a native evergreen,..filled the ravines.

1882 J. Hawthorne Fortune's Fool (1883) i. xxvi The whisper of the breeze in the madroño.

1888 Amer. Humor. 5 May 12/1 Here and there a madrona tree grows, with its bark peeling off in its own peculiar way, leaving the tree bright red and as smooth as satin.

1897 G. B. Sudworth Nomencl. Arborescent Flora U.S. 313 Arbutus Xalapensis Var. Texana Gray... Common names. Manzanita. Madroña. Madrone-tree.

1900 R. Kipling From Sea to Sea xxvi There were the pines and the madrone-clad hills.

1913 J. London Valley of Moon iii. xiv. 458 She gazed across the shimmering level of the vast Sacramento Valley. No redwoods... No manzanita. No madroños.

1952 D. F. Putnam Canad. Regions xxi. 465/1 Around Victoria..such trees as madrona and Garry oak indicate a similarity to some Mediterranean environments.

1979 Sci. Amer. Dec. 28/3 Getting one close look at the Pacific madroña tree in flower.

1990 Antique Winter 150/3 Knabe carved madrone wood baby grand piano.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	madroño
释义	madroñon. Brit. /məˈdrəʊnjəʊ/, U.S. /məˈdroʊnjoʊ/ Inflections: Plural madroños. Forms: 1800s– madrona, 1800s– madroña, 1800s– madrone, 1800s– madrono, 1800s– madroño. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish madroño. Etymology: < Mexican Spanish madroño (14th cent. in Castilian Spanish, denoting a shrub with edible berries; 10th cent. in Mozarabic as matrúnyu, further etymology uncertain). Any of several arbutuses of western North America, handsome evergreen trees with dark lustrous green leaves, red berries, and hard wood; esp. (more fully Pacific madroño) Arbutus menziesii, found from British Columbia to California, and (more fully Mexican madroño) A. xalapensis, of the Mexican border. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > arbutus or strawberry tree strawberry tree1548 arbute1551 arbutus1551 memerill1592 winter strawberry1708 madroño?1842 ?1842 J. Bidwell Journey to Calif. (1937) 32 Madrone—Grows as abundant as the oak, it is one of the most beautiful trees I have ever seen—is an evergreen, retaining a bright green foliage. 1850 B. Taylor Eldorado I. xiii. 97 Clumps of the madrono—a native evergreen,..filled the ravines. 1882 J. Hawthorne Fortune's Fool (1883) i. xxvi The whisper of the breeze in the madroño. 1888 Amer. Humor. 5 May 12/1 Here and there a madrona tree grows, with its bark peeling off in its own peculiar way, leaving the tree bright red and as smooth as satin. 1897 G. B. Sudworth Nomencl. Arborescent Flora U.S. 313 Arbutus Xalapensis Var. Texana Gray... Common names. Manzanita. Madroña. Madrone-tree. 1900 R. Kipling From Sea to Sea xxvi There were the pines and the madrone-clad hills. 1913 J. London Valley of Moon iii. xiv. 458 She gazed across the shimmering level of the vast Sacramento Valley. No redwoods... No manzanita. No madroños. 1952 D. F. Putnam Canad. Regions xxi. 465/1 Around Victoria..such trees as madrona and Garry oak indicate a similarity to some Mediterranean environments. 1979 Sci. Amer. Dec. 28/3 Getting one close look at the Pacific madroña tree in flower. 1990 Antique Winter 150/3 Knabe carved madrone wood baby grand piano. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1842
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