Look up: epacris

1. 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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2. Epacris
   Ep'a·cris (ĕp'ȧ*krĭs) noun [ New Latin , from Greek 'e`pakros pointed at the end. So called in allusion to the sharply pointed leaves.] (Botany) A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., havi...
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3. epacris
   <botany> A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc, having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths. ... Origin: NL, from Gr. Pointed at the end. So called in allusion to the sharply pointed leaves. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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4. epacris
   noun 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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5. Epacris
   • (n.) 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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6. Epacris
   Epacris is a genus of monopetalous exogens, the typical genus of the natural order Epacridaceae, distinguished by having a coloured calyx with many bracts, a tubular corolla with smooth limb, stamens affixed to the corolla, and a five-valved many-seeded capsule. The species are shrubby plants, with ...
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7. Epacris
   `Epacris` is a genus of about 35-40 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, though formerly often treated in a separate family Epacridaceae. The genus is native to eastern and southeastern Australia (southeast Queensland south to Tasmania and west to southeast South Australia), N...
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