1. Evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning
   "Hikers admired the manzanita's distinctive red bark along the trail";
   - madroña, madroño, Arbutus menziesii
    
2. Chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America
   "The manzanita's distinctive red bark stood out against the rocky landscape"

Derived forms: manzanitas

Type of: arbutus, bush, shrub

Part of: Arctostaphylos, genus Arctostaphylos

Encyclopedia: Manzanita, Or