madrone
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Anglicization of Mexican Spanish madroño.
Noun[edit]
madrone (plural madrones or madrone)
- A strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).
- (US) Any of three local relatives:
- 1993, Tom Waits, 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[edit]
- Mexican madrone, Mexican madrono, Mexican madroño (Arbutus occidentalis)
- Pacific madrone, Pacific madrono, Pacific madroño
Translations[edit]
strawberry tree — see strawberry tree