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madrone

madrone noun: a strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).

Noun

madrone (plural madrones or madrone)

  1. A strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).
  2. (US) Any of three local relatives
    • Dig a big pit in a dirt alley road / Fill it with madrone and bay / Stinks like hell and the neighbours complain / Don't give a hoot what they say.1993, Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan, Filipino Box Spring Hog
  3. (US) A Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii)
  4. (US) A Arizona madrone (Arbutus arizonica)
  5. (US) A Texas madrone (Arbutus xalapensis)

Forms of madrone

pluralmadrones
pluralmadrone
alternative formmadrona
alternative formmadroña
alternative formmadrono
alternative formmadroño

Origin of madrone

Anglicization of Mexican Spanish madroño.

Words formed from madrone

  • Mexican madrone
  • Mexican madrono
  • Mexican madroño
  • Pacific madrone
  • Pacific madrono
  • Pacific madroño

Questions about madrone

What does madrone mean?
Madrone means a strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).
What part of speech is madrone?
Madrone is a noun.
What is the plural of madrone?
The plural of madrone is madrones.

Words near madrone in the dictionary

  1. madrinas
  2. Madriz
  3. Madron
  4. madrona
  5. madronas
  6. madrone
  7. madrones
  8. madrono
  9. madronos
  10. madroña
  11. madroñas

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