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eozoönal |
eozoic |
ep- |
epa |
epacridaceae |
epacris
| epacris family
| epacris impressa
| epacris obtusifolia
| epacris purpurascens
| epact
epacris
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun epacris has 1 sense
- epacris(n = noun.plant) - any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers; is a kind of australian heath
is a member of genus epacris
has particulars: common heath, epacris impressa, blunt-leaf heath, common heath, epacris obtusifolia, epacris purpurascens, port jackson heath
CIDE DICTIONARY
epacris, n. [NL., from Gr. 'e`pakros pointed at the end. So called in allusion to the sharply pointed leaves.].
A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths. [1913 Webster]
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