Definition of ARBUTUS

arbutus

Meanings

Plural: arbuti, arbutuses

Noun

  • any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
  • Any flowering plant in the genus Arbutus: the strawberry tree.
  • Epigaea repens, the mayflower, the trailing arbutus.
  • Arbute; the wood of the strawberry tree.

Origin / Etymology

From translingual Arbutus, from Latin arbutus.

Scrabble Score: 9

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Words With Friends Score: 12

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