man·za·ni·ta /ˌmænzəˈnitə/
 石蘭科常綠灌木


 man·za·ni·ta n.  Bot. A name given to several species of Arctostaphylos, but mostly to Arctostaphylos glauca and Arctostaphylos pungens, shrubs of California, Oregon, etc., with reddish smooth bark, ovate or oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing clusters of red berries, which are said to be a favorite food of the grizzly bear.

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 manzanita
      n 1: chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North
           America
      2: evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having
         glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood
         used for furniture and bark for tanning [syn: madrona, madrono,
          Arbutus menziesii]