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
From the genus name.
epacris (plural epacris or epacrises)
(botany) Any of the genus Epacris of shrubs.
• 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
25 December 2024
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