genus Arbutus

genus Arbutus
noun
large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America: strawberry tree; madrona
Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Ericaceae, ↑family Ericaceae, ↑heath family
Member Meronyms: ↑arbutus

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • arbutus — [är byo͞ot′əs] n. [L, wild strawberry tree] 1. any of a genus (Arbutus) of trees or shrubs of the heath family, with dark green leaves, clusters of white or pinkish flowers, and small strawberrylike fruit; esp., the madroño and the strawberry… …   English World dictionary

  • Arbutus — This article is about the plant genus. For other uses, see Arbutus (disambiguation). Madroño redirects here. In tropical America, this can refer to the mangosteen Garcinia madruno, an unrelated eudicot. Arbutus Arbutus unedo …   Wikipedia

  • arbutus — /ahr byooh teuhs/, n., pl. arbutuses. 1. any 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. See trailing arbutus …   Universalium

  • Arbutus andrachne — Taxobox name = Greek Strawberry Tree image caption = Leaves and flowers regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Arbutus species = A. andrachne binomial = Arbutus andrachne… …   Wikipedia

  • Arbutus canariensis — Taxobox status = VU | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Arbutus species = A. canariensis binomial = Arbutus canariensis binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • Arbutus glandulosa — Taxobox status = LR/cd | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Arbutus species = A. glandulosa binomial = Arbutus glandulosa binomial authority = Mart …   Wikipedia

  • Arbutus pavarii — Taxobox status = VU | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Arbutus species = A. pavarii binomial = Arbutus pavarii binomial authority = Pampan.… …   Wikipedia

  • Arbutus xalapensis — Taxobox status = LR/cd | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Arbutus species = A. xalapensis binomial = Arbutus xalapensis binomial authority = H.B.K …   Wikipedia

  • arbutus — [α: bju:təs, α:bjʊtəs] noun an evergreen tree or shrub of a genus that includes the strawberry tree. [Genus Arbutus.] Origin from L …   English new terms dictionary

  • arbutus — noun a) any of several broad leaved trees of the genus Arbutus. b) the trailing arbutus …   Wiktionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”