Madrone Definition
madrone, madrones, madronos
noun
An evergreen tree (Arbutus menziesii) in the heath family, native to Pacific North America, having glossy leaves, small white flowers, flaky bark, and orange or red edible berries.
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Other Word Forms of Madrone
Noun
Singular:
madrone
Plural:
madronesOrigin of Madrone
American Spanish madroño tree of the genus Arbutus from Spanish strawberry tree from Old Spanish from Mozarabic maṭroño probably from earlier armaṭrono (taken as Arabic al- the) (Mozarabic maṭroño) ultimately from alteration (perhaps influenced by Latin māteria tree trunk) (or mātūrus ripe) of Vulgar Latin arbutrus alteration of Latin arbutus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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