# arbutus

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #83,975

## Definitions
1. Any flowering plant in the genus Arbutus: the strawberry tree.
2. Epigaea repens, the mayflower, the trailing arbutus.
3. Arbute; the wood of the strawberry tree.

## Etymology
From translingual Arbutus, from Latin arbutus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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