manzanita
Americannoun
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any of several western North American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and clusters of white to pink flowers.
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the fruit of one of these shrubs.
Etymology
Origin of manzanita
1840–50, < Spanish, diminutive of manzana apple; see manchineel
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They were on my mind at Manzanita Park as I leafed through an election guide, searching for a Latino candidate — any Latino candidate — to vote for.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023
The Manzanita fire was burning near Highway 330 and Forest Road 1N09, about nine miles from Running Springs, San Bernardino National Forest officials said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2022
She was 9 years old and lived just up the road from the Manzanita property.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2022
“Shrill” has highlighted not only some of Portland’s cool neighborhoods but the area’s stunning beaches, like a recent getaway episode filmed at an oceanside home in Manzanita.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2021
As a boy Roger had idled away his summers rowing lazily about in Manzanita Bay, a lovely blue cove lying in the lee of the Olympic Mountains.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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