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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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 [syn: madrona, madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii]

Merriam Webster's

noun see madrone

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Madrona Ma*dro"[~n]a, n. [Sp. madro[~n]o.] (Bot.) A small evergreen tree or shrub (Arbutus Menziesii), of California, having a smooth bark, thick shining leaves, and edible red berries, which are often called madro[~n]a apples. [Written also madro[~n]o.]