Any of about 14 species (genus Arbutus) of broad-leaved evergreen shrubs or trees, in the heath family. Native to southern Europe and western North America, they are characterized by loosely clustered white or pink flowers and red or orange berries. A. menziesii (variously known as the madrona, Pacific madrona, laurelwood, and Oregon laurel) and A. unedo (the strawberry tree) are cultivated as ornamentals. The trailing arbutus belongs to the genus Epigaea
Definition of koca yemiş in Turkish Turkish dictionary
Fundagillerden, 3-6 m yükseklikte, çiçekleri beyaz veya pembe, kışın yapraklarını dökmeyen, odunu sert olduğundan kolay işlenemeyen ve kömür yapımında kullanılan bir ağaççık (Arbutus uneda)