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.
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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 later returned to find their 1,500-plant pollinator garden incinerated and the massive, ancient manzanitas atop the mountain gone.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2023
Redwoods, madrones and manzanitas will be replanted, Mr. Rivail said, but not eucalyptuses, which he called “tinder boxes with oils.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
The gorges and summits of these mountains are timbered with largo pines, firs, and cedars, with a smaller growth of magnolias, manzanitas, hawthorns, etc., etc.
From What I Saw in California by Edwin Bryant
