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arbutus

noun

Etymology

From taxonomic name Arbutus, from Latin arbutus.

  1. derived from arbutus
  2. borrowed from Arbutus

Definitions

  1. Any flowering plant in the genus Arbutus

    Any flowering plant in the genus Arbutus: the strawberry tree.

    • Many nights, though autumnal mists were spread around, I passed under an ilex - many times I have supped on arbutus berries and chestnuts, making a fire, gypsy-like, on the ground […]

  2. Epigaea repens, the mayflower, the trailing arbutus.

  3. Arbute

    Arbute; the wood of the strawberry tree.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA