GENUS ARCTOSTAPHYLOS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Arctostaphylos mean? 

• GENUS ARCTOSTAPHYLOS (noun)
  The noun GENUS ARCTOSTAPHYLOS has 1 sense:

1. bearberry; manzanita

  Familiarity information: GENUS ARCTOSTAPHYLOS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS ARCTOSTAPHYLOS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bearberry; manzanita

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Arctostaphylos; genus Arctostaphylos

Hypernyms ("genus Arctostaphylos" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "genus Arctostaphylos"):

bearberry (chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas)

manzanita (chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America)

Holonyms ("genus Arctostaphylos" is a member of...):

Ericaceae; family Ericaceae; heath family (heathers)