madrone
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicization of Mexican (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish madroño.
Noun
madrone (plural madrones or madrone)
- The strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).
- (deprecated template usage) (US) Any of three local relatives:
- The Pacific madrone (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
- The Arizona madrone, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
- The Texas madrone, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
- 1993, Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, ‘Filipino Box Spring Hog’:
- Dig a big pit in a dirt alley road / Fill it with madrone and bay / Stinks like hell and the neighbours complain / Don't give a hoot what they say.
Derived terms
Translations
strawberry tree — see strawberry tree