4 definitions
for Arbutus
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Arbutus \Ar"bu*tus\, Arbute \Ar"bute\, n. [L. arbutus, akin to
arbor tree.]
The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the
Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the
strawberry; the arbute tree.
[1913 Webster]
Trailing arbutus (Bot.), a creeping or trailing plant of
the Heath family ({Epig[ae]a repens), having white or
usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance,
growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in
the spring; in New England known as mayflower; -- called
also ground laurel. --Gray.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
arbutus
n : any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of
temperate Europe and America
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :
Arbutus, MD (CDP, FIPS 1975)
Location: 39.24260 N, 76.69229 W
Population (1990): 19750 (7966 housing units)
Area: 16.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :
Arbutus, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
Population (2000): 20116
Housing Units (2000): 8380
Land area (2000): 6.502061 sq. miles (16.840261 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.001829 sq. miles (0.004737 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 6.503890 sq. miles (16.844998 sq. km)
FIPS code: 01975
Located within: Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
Location: 39.244406 N, 76.693928 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Arbutus, MD
Arbutus
