Definition of "madrone"

madrone

noun
plural madrones or madrone
1. The strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo).
2. (US) Any of three local relatives:
  Quotations
  Dig a big pit in a dirt alley road / Fill it with madrone and bay / Stinks like hell and the neighbours complain / Don't give a hoot what they say.
  1993, Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan, Filipino Box Spring Hog
  1. The Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii)
  2. The Arizona madrone (Arbutus arizonica)
  3. The Texas madrone (Arbutus xalapensis)