manzanita

As nouns the difference between shrub and manzanita

is that shrub is a woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base or shrub can be a liquor composed of vegetable acid, fruit juice (especially lemon), sugar, sometimes vinegar, and a small amount of spirit as a preservative modern shrub is usually non-alcoholic, but in earlier times it was often mixed with a substantial amount of spirit such as brandy or rum, thus making it a liqueur while manzanita is any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus arctostaphylos , especially , having smooth red or orange bark and stiff, twisting branches.

As a verb shrub

is (obsolete) to lop; to prune.

As nouns the difference between evergreen and manzanita

is that evergreen is a tree or shrub that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally while manzanita is any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus arctostaphylos , especially , having smooth red or orange bark and stiff, twisting branches.

As an adjective evergreen

is of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.

As a verb evergreen

is (patents|pharmaceuticals) to extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications.