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Epacris

Epacris Meaning & Definition
Epacris Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Epacris?

[n] any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers

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See Also | Australian heath | blunt-leaf heath | common heath | Epacris impressa | Epacris obtusifolia | Epacris purpurascens | genus Epacris | Port Jackson heath

Epacris In Webster's Dictionary

\Ep"a*cris\ ([e^]p"[.a]*kr[i^]s), n. [NL., from Gr. 'e`pakros pointed at the end. So called in allusion to the sharply pointed leaves.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths.

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