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Noun: arbutus  aa(r)'byoo-tus
  1. Any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
    "The arbutus tree's peeling bark revealed a smooth reddish trunk"

Derived forms: arbutuses

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: genus Arbutus

Encyclopedia: Arbutus, Maryland