'Manzanita' definitions:
Definition of 'manzanita'
From: WordNet
noun
Chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America
noun
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 [syn: madrona, madrono, manzanita, Arbutus menziesii]
Definition of 'manzanita'
From: GCIDE
- manzanita \man`za*ni"ta\ (m[a^]n`z[.a]*n[=e]"t[.a]), n. [Sp., dim. of manzana an apple.] (Bot.) A name given to several species of Arctostaphylos, but mostly to Arctostaphylos glauca and {Arctostaphylos pungens}, shrubs of California, Oregon, etc., with reddish smooth bark, ovate or oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing clusters of red berries, which are said to be a favorite food of the grizzly bear. [1913 Webster]
Manzanita, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Manzanita, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000) :
564
Housing Units (2000) :
1078
Land area (2000) :
0.742993 sq. miles (1.924342 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.742993 sq. miles (1.924342 sq. km)
FIPS code :
45700
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
45.719190 N, 123.935717 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.