genus arbutus

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   large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America: strawberry tree; madrona

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofEricaceae

Questions about genus arbutus

What does genus arbutus mean?

genus arbutus means "large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America: strawberry tree; madrona".

Is genus arbutus a common word?

genus arbutus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.