ärˈbyüd.əs, ȧˈb-, -ütəs noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, strawberry tree
1. capitalized : a genus of evergreen shrubs or trees (family Ericaceae) of southern Europe and western No. America with white or pink flowers and many-seeded scarlet berries — see strawberry tree
2. -es : a tree of the genus Arbutus
3. -es : a trailing plant ( Epigaea repens ) of eastern No. America with oblong hairy leaves and fragrant pink or white spring-blooming flowers with a 5-parted salver-shaped corolla — called also ground laurel, mayflower, trailing arbutus
4. -es : a deep pink to purplish pink that is paler than France rose