EPACRIS

epacris

(noun) any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

epacris (plural epacris or epacrises)

(botany) Any of the genus Epacris of shrubs.

Anagrams

• ice spar, icespar, raspice, scrapie, spacier

Source: Wiktionary


Ep"a*cris, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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