trailing arbutus

noun

: arbutus sense 2

Examples of trailing arbutus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to the Wisconsin Blue Book, school children in 1908 nominated four candidates for the state flower: the wood violet, wild rose, trailing arbutus and white water lily. —Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2024

Kettering had long been impressed by the way that leaves of the trailing arbutus plant could turn red even when covered by a layer of snow, somehow capturing the energy of the sun’s rays more effectively than other plants. —Steven Johnson, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trailing arbutus

• cutis

Kids Definition

trailing arbutus

noun

: a trailing plant of eastern North America that belongs to the heath family and produces fragrant pink or white flowers in early spring

called also arbutus