madroña

British  

/ məˈdrəʊnjə, məˈdrəʊnjəʊ, məˈdrəʊnə /

noun

1. an ericaceous North American evergreen tree or shrub, Arbutus menziesii, with white flowers and red berry-like fruits See also strawberry tree

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Etymology

Origin of madroña

C19: from Spanish

Example Sentences

The nearness to Mexico brought in the musical piñon and madroña in the southwest.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

Conspicuous in the landscape was still the madroña, with its pretty, strawberry-like, edible berries.

From Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan by Lumholtz, Carl

Also the madroña, which resembles the lemon in shape and colour, and filled with a pulp enveloping several large nuts, the flavour not unlike strawberries.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles