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manzanitas

manzanitas is the plural of manzanita.

Meaning of manzanita

Noun

manzanita (plural manzanitas)

  1. Any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Arctostaphylos, especially Arctostaphylos manzanita, having smooth red or orange bark and stiff, twisting branches.
    • The horse groaned and started his running walk down the trail; Uncle Charley pursued him, breaking a twig off a manzanita bush and handing it up to Monica, who flailed the sorry brute across the shoulders and rump.1920, Peter B. Kyne, chapter VIII, in The Understanding Heart

Questions about manzanitas

What is manzanitas the plural of?
Manzanitas is the plural of manzanita.

Words near manzanitas in the dictionary

  1. manzanilla
  2. manzanillas
  3. manzanillo
  4. manzanillos
  5. manzanita
  6. manzanitas
  7. Manzanite
  8. Manzanites
  9. Manzano
  10. Manzanola
  11. Manzanos

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