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Where does “Arbutus” come from?

Arbutus (English) comes from taxonomic name Arbutus, from Latin arbutus — strawberry tree.

Ancestry of “Arbutus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1taxonomic nameArbutus—
2Latinarbutusstrawberry tree

Words derived from “Arbutus”

  • arbutoid
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