Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Manzanita \Man`za*ni"ta\, n. [Sp., dim. of munzana an apple.]
   (Bot.)
   A name given to several species of {Arctostaphylos}, but
   mostly to {A. glauca} and {A. 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.

Source : WordNet®

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}]