Meaning of EPACRIS
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| | Definition: | | [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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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