woolly manzanita

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noun

a tree or shrub, Arctostaphylos tomentosa, of the heath family, common from British Columbia to California, having broad leaves, with the underside covered with white hairs, and white flowers.

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Words nearby woolly manzanita

woolly bear, woollybutt, woolly-hair nevus, woolly-headed, woolly mammoth, woolly manzanita, woolly-minded, woolly monkey, woolly worm, woolman, woolpack

How to use woolly manzanita in a sentence

An army of Wildlings, some giants, and a woolly mammoth or two?
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Rockefeller Republicans have long gone the way of the woolly mammoth.
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And every second belief in the world is a woolly superstition.
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In a typical post, she wears a crazy-looking pinafore with an outrageous collar, round-frame shades, and thick, woolly knee socks.
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Did she learn from the New York 23rd District election that being a moderate Republican is a lot like being a woolly mammoth?
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The scarlet calico canopy was again set up over the bed, and the woven cradle, on its red manzanita frame, stood near.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
I have drawn him gray and woolly, and you can see that he is very proud because he has a wreath of flowers in his hair.
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Their color is dark brown or black, their hair woolly, and inclined to grow in tufts, like that of the Bushmen.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
What do you suppose Sunbridge will say to your new expressions à la the wild and woolly West?
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
The woolly stems of the millet, likewise, defied their insatiable appetites.
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