[ ˌmanzə'ni:tə ]
■ noun an evergreen dwarf shrub related to the bearberry, native to California. [ Arctostaphylos ~ and other species.]
Origin
C19: from Sp., dimin. of manzana 'apple'.
[ ˌmanzə'ni:tə ]
■ noun an evergreen dwarf shrub related to the bearberry, native to California. [ Arctostaphylos ~ and other species.]
Origin
C19: from Sp., dimin. of manzana 'apple'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004