arbutus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America

WordNet

Ar"bu*tus, Ar"bute noun (Also<
  • Arbutus
  • Arbute
)
Etymology
L. arbutus, akin to arbor tree.
Definitions
  1. The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the strawberry; the arbute tree. Gray.

Webster 1913