strawberry tree

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strawberry tree

noun strawberry trees

A cane apple, an evergreen shrub or small tree (Arbutus unedo), in family Ericaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and western Europe north to western France and Ireland, which bears fruits which resemble strawberries.
Similar: arbutus, madrone, Irish strawberry tree, Killarney strawberry tree
Any of the other species of Arbutus, native to Europe and temperate North America, especially
Similar: arbutus, madrone, Irish strawberry tree, Killarney strawberry tree
A madrone (Arbutus menziesii), an evergreen tree with rich orange-red bark which naturally peels away in thin sheets when mature, and which bears berries which are astringent but edible if prepared properly.
Similar: arbutus, madrone, Irish strawberry tree, Killarney strawberry tree, madrona, Pacific madrone
A calabur tree (Muntingia calabura), in the family Malvaceae, native to the American tropics
A Chinese strawberry tree (Myrica rubra), in the family Myricaceae

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noun tree or shrub of the genus Arbutus

Español	madroño
Português	medronheiro, êrvedo
Français	arbousier
Deutsch	westlicher Erdbeerbaum, Erdbeerbaum
Italiano	corbezzolo, albetro
Ελληνικά	κουμαριά koumariá
Română	arborele de căpșuni
Русский	земляни́чное де́рево zemljaníčnoje dérevo
العربية	قَطْلَب qaṭlab, جَنَاء أَحْمَر janāʔ ʔaḥmar
עברית	קְטָלָב ḳəṭālāb̮

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@misc{strawberry_tree_2026,
  title = {strawberry tree},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strawberry%20tree},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}