manzanita

manzanita [man-zuh-nee-tuh] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. any of several western North American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Arctostaphylos, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and clusters of white to pink flowers.
2. the fruit of one of these shrubs.

Origin of manzanita 1840–50, Americanism; Spanish, diminutive of manzana apple; see manchineel Examples from the Web for manzanita Historical Examples of manzanita

There were delightful drinks too, from the manzanita and the chia.

Her Father’s Daughter

Gene Stratton-Porter

There under a manzanita bush, huddled and still, lay a figure.

The Spinner’s Book of Fiction

Various

It is the roots and root-shoots of manzanita and other shrubs.

Glimpses of Three Coasts

Helen Hunt Jackson

Here there was a spring, a thicket of manzanita, and a small ruin of a house.

Motor Matt’s Mystery

Stanley R. Matthews

They live on manzanita berry meal, pine-nuts, and grasshoppers.

The Little Lady of Lagunitas

Richard Henry Savage