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manzanita: see bearberry bearberry, any plant of the northern and alpine genus Arctostaphylos of the family Ericaceae ( heath family), especially A. uvaursi, a trailing evergreen sometimes cultivated as a ground cover. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He now found himself in a nook of several acres, where the oak and manzanita and madrono gave way to clusters of stately redwoods. Where a steep, eight-foot bank came down to the edge of the road along which he was riding, Harley and the hot-blood colt were startled by an eruption through the screen of manzanita bushes above. On the slope the blossoms of the wine-wooded manzanita filled the air with springtime odors, while the leaves, wise with experience, were already beginning their vertical twist against the coming aridity of summer. |
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