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.