arbutus
/ahr-byoo-tuhs/US // ɑrˈbyu təs //UK // (ɑːˈbjuːtəs) //
熊果树,熊果苷,熊果兰,熊耳枥
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural ar·bu·tus·es.
- : any of the evergreen shrubs or trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. unedo, of southern Europe, with scarlet berries, cultivated for ornament and food.
- : trailing arbutus.
Examples
She lifted a small cluster of trailing arbutus and gave it to David.
Fancy living where you never saw any arbutus or had the joy of picking them.
She placed the box of arbutus in the garden path and laid her hand on his arm.
Oh, the young arbutus-trees all radiant and breathing in the light!
Colomba stopped before the heap of foliage, broke off an arbutus branch, and cast it on the pile.
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