manzanita
noun
man·za·ni·ta
ˌman-zə-ˈnē-tə 
: any of various western North American evergreen shrubs (genus Arctostaphylos) of the heath family with alternate leaves
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For instance, Odell loved the manzanitas that grow prolifically around his family’s 40-acre ranch in Shasta County.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
There’s even a small manzanita with its dainty fairy bell flowers and a fat bush poppy erupting with lemon-yellow blooms.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
Preserved manzanita trees splay across the dining room.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
Plantings and grasses are drought-tolerant, including Arctostaphylos ‘Louis Edmunds,’ a durable upright manzanita.
—oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2021
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
There’s even a small manzanita with its dainty fairy bell flowers and a fat bush poppy erupting with lemon-yellow blooms.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
Preserved manzanita trees splay across the dining room.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
Plantings and grasses are drought-tolerant, including Arctostaphylos ‘Louis Edmunds,’ a durable upright manzanita.
—oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2021
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“Manzanita.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manzanita. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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manzanita
noun
man·za·ni·ta
ˌman-zə-ˈnēt-ə
: any of various evergreen shrubs of western North America that belong to the heath family
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