Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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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- noun The
strawberry tree .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The bar's list of wines describes Palin Syrah as: tastes of "white pepper" and "madrone" - an evergreen found in the Pacific Northwest.
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Here and there that woods harlequin, the madrone, permitting itself to be caught in the act of changing its pea-green trunk to madder-red, breathed its fragrance into the air from great clusters of waxen bells.
All Gold Canon 2010
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Her hair was behind her, it went all the way down her back; her skin was as red brown and polished as madrone.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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Overlooked in the environmental review process was the fact that the site contains many Pacific madrone trees which are in serious decline in the Northwest.
Extra Fizz: State Budget Includes $15 Million to Buy Mine on Maury Island « PubliCola 2010
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Maggie followed Cal into the farthest office, with its view of a madrone grove.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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Her hair was behind her, it went all the way down her back; her skin was as red brown and polished as madrone.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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If the site is preserved this will be a valuable addition to preserving native vegetation and habitat for wildlife which are associated with the Pacific madrone trees.
Extra Fizz: State Budget Includes $15 Million to Buy Mine on Maury Island « PubliCola 2010
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Maggie followed Cal into the farthest office, with its view of a madrone grove.
Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011
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Here and there that woods harlequin, the madrone, permitting itself to be caught in the act of changing its pea-green trunk to madder-red, breathed its fragrance into the air from great clusters of waxen bells.
All Gold Cañon 2010
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All these rock formations are in pine-madrone-cactus forest - a vegetation designation not found in any world classification but particularly appropriate to this area!
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