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madrone

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Anglicization of Mexican Spanish madroño.

noun madrones · madrone · madrona · madroña · madrono · madroño

  1. A strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).
  2. US Any of three local relatives 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.
  3. US A Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii)
  4. US A Arizona madrone (Arbutus arizonica)
  5. US A Texas madrone (Arbutus xalapensis)

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"madrone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/madrone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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madrone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/madrone

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"madrone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/madrone.

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@misc{madrone_2026,
  title = {madrone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/madrone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}