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madrone Madrone DCHP-2 (November 2016)

• n. — Flora

  a broadleaf evergreen tree, Arbutus menziesii, native to the west coast of North America. Trees have dark and glossy leaves, white flowers, peeling red bark and red berries.

  See also Tree Book, s.v. "Arbutus".

  See also: arbutus  

  • In British Columbia, the only province in which the madrone grows, arbutus is a much more common name for the tree.