arbutus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America

Etymology

From taxonomic name Arbutus, from Latin arbutus.

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