Definition of Arctostaphylos

1. Noun. Bearberry; manzanita.

Exact synonyms: Genus Arctostaphylos
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Ericaceae, Family Ericaceae, Heath Family
Member holonyms: Bearberry, Manzanita

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arctostaphylos

Arctic wolf
Arctic wolf spider
Arctica
Arctictis
Arctictis bintourong
Arctiidae
Arctium
Arctium lappa
Arctium minus
Arctocebus
Arctocebus calabarensis
Arctocephalus
Arctocephalus philippi
Arctonyx
Arctonyx collaris
Arctostaphylos (current term)
Arctostaphylos alpina
Arctostaphylos andersonii
Arctostaphylos manzanita
Arctostaphylos tomentosa
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Arctotis
Arctotis stoechadifolia
Arctotis venusta
Arcturus
Ardea
Ardea herodius
Ardea occidentalis
Ardeidae
Ardennes

Literary usage of Arctostaphylos

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Broad-sclerophyll Vegetation of California: An Ecological Study of the by William Skinner Cooper (1922)
"Arctostaphylos mariposa Dudley. Sierra foothills and to some extent in ... Arctostaphylos nevadensis A. Gray. Upper forest region of the Sierra Nevada; ..."

2. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"KEY OF FORMS OF Arctostaphylos FROM THE PACIFIC REGION HARDY ONLY SOUTH * Leaves smooth and fruit on smooth stems. (A.) A. Flowers in umbel-like clusters ..."

3. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"... Arctostaphylos L. are prepared like tea. Leaves of this species are considerably larger than the preceding species, leathery, ..."

4. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1878)
"The leaves of the Arctostaphylos alpina are serrated on the margin, and the entire margin of the leaves distinguishes between the leaves of the two species. ..."

5. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter, John Kunkel Small (1903)
"Fruit a capsule enclosed in the fleshy hypanthium. 14. GAULTHERIA. Fruit a drupe with 4-5 nutlets. 15. Arctostaphylos. 1. ..."

6. Handy Book of Ornamental Conifers and of Rhododendrons and Other American by Hugh Fraser (1875)
"Arctostaphylos (THE BEARBERRY). The few species of which this interesting genus is composed were formerly referred to Arbutus, and though by no means ..."

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