'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.