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单词 arbutus
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ar•bu•tus /ɑrˈbyutəs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -tus•es. 
  1. Plant Biologyan evergreen tree or shrub of the heath family.
  2. Plant BiologyAlso called trailing arbutus. a creeping plant with white or pink flower clusters.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ar•bu•tus  (är byo̅o̅təs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tus•es. 
  1. Plant Biologyany of the evergreen shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, esp. A. unedo, of southern Europe, with scarlet berries, cultivated for ornament and food.
  2. Plant BiologySee trailing arbutus. 
  • Neo-Latin, Latin: the wild strawberry tree
  • 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
arbutus /ɑːˈbjuːtəs/ n ( pl -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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin; related to arbor tree
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