"arbutus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arbutuses [plural], arbuti [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Arbutus, from Latin arbutus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Arbutus}} translingual Arbutus, {{der|en|la|arbutus}} Latin arbutus Head templates: {{en-noun|+|arbuti}} arbutus (plural arbutuses or arbuti)
  1. Any flowering plant in the genus Arbutus: the strawberry tree. Categories (lifeform): Heather family plants
    Sense id: en-arbutus-en-noun-MEcGzpAE Disambiguation of Heather family plants: 59 35 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 47 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 46 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 48 2
  2. Epigaea repens, the mayflower, the trailing arbutus.
    Sense id: en-arbutus-en-noun-6CsgW6Aw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 47 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 46 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 48 2
  3. Arbute; the wood of the strawberry tree.
    Sense id: en-arbutus-en-noun-k6AVu~5m

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