arbutus

  • 101trailing-arbutus — gulsčioji pobruknė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erikinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Epigaea repens), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Epigaea repens angl. gravelroot; mayflower; trailing arbutus šaltinis… …

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  • 102genus 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 M …

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  • 103trailing arbutus — noun a creeping North American plant of the heather family, with leathery evergreen leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers. [Epigaea repens.] …

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  • 104trailing-arbutus — n. Ground laurel, Mayflower (Epigaea repens) …

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  • 105trailing arbutus — trail′ing arbu′tus n. pln a creeping E North American plant, Epigaea repens, of the heath family, having leathery oval leaves and terminal clusters of pink or white flowers • Etymology: 1775–85 …

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  • 106trailing arbutus — noun low growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers • Syn: ↑mayflower, ↑Epigaea repens • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush …

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  • 107Arbute — Arbutus Ar bu*tus, Arbute Ar bute, n. [L. arbutus, akin to arbor tree.] The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the strawberry; the arbute tree. [1913 Webster] {Trailing arbutus} …

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  • 108Epigaea repens — Arbutus Ar bu*tus, Arbute Ar bute, n. [L. arbutus, akin to arbor tree.] The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the strawberry; the arbute tree. [1913 Webster] {Trailing arbutus} …

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  • 109ground laurel — Arbutus Ar bu*tus, Arbute Ar bute, n. [L. arbutus, akin to arbor tree.] The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the strawberry; the arbute tree. [1913 Webster] {Trailing arbutus} …

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  • 110mayflower — Arbutus Ar bu*tus, Arbute Ar bute, n. [L. arbutus, akin to arbor tree.] The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the strawberry; the arbute tree. [1913 Webster] {Trailing arbutus} …

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