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manzanita noun[ C or U ] uk /ˌmæn.zəˈniː.tə/ us /ˌmæn.zəˈniː.t̬ə/ a kind of bush or small tree with red berries (= small fruits) you can eat, that grows in western parts of North America: The ground was carpeted with manzanita. The trail passes through orchards, oak groves, and manzanitas. As the crews cleared ground, flaming manzanita, oaks, and pines crackled in the hillsides above them. The pathogen has wiped out hillsides full of a rare type of manzanita. The manzanita and other brush is adapted for hot burning and will quickly recover. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Bushes & shrubs abelia abutilon angel's trumpet aronia artemisia dewberry dogwood eglantine ephedra firethorn manuka mayflower Mexican orange mock orange multiflora rose snowberry spicebush staghorn sumac sumac sweetbriar |