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ARCTOSTAPHYLOS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Arctostaphylos mean?
• ARCTOSTAPHYLOS (noun)
The noun ARCTOSTAPHYLOS has 1 sense:
1. bearberry; manzanita
Familiarity information: ARCTOSTAPHYLOS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bearberry; manzanita
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Arctostaphylos; genus Arctostaphylos
Hypernyms ("Arctostaphylos" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Arctostaphylos"):
bearberry (chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas)
manzanita (chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America)
Holonyms ("Arctostaphylos" is a member of...):
Ericaceae; family Ericaceae; heath family (heathers)
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