manzanita
noun
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.
manzanitas
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pluralof manzanita.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Acres of terraced growing areas and multiple greenhouses produced many native plants grown from seed collected around the park such as sumacs, ceanothus, yellow-blooming flannel bush, manzanitas, barberries, monkeyflowers, Catalina cherry, toyon and coffeeberry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024
Bohl and her husband removed the lawn and laid 2 inches of river rock approximately 3/4 to 1-inch wide, planting with agaves, manzanitas and yuccas.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
Ceanothus blooms also don’t last much longer than a day once they’re cut, and manzanitas, large shrubs with reddish limbs and dainty bell-shaped flowers, “are just too precious” to potentially damage by cutting, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
They had protected a swath of homes tucked deep into stands of pines, sycamores and manzanitas, but they were exhausted.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2015
Arriving at the end of the avenue, and within a short distance of the dwelling, they stop for a final consultation, still under cover of the manzanitas.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Mayne Reid
