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noun
Any of the genus Epacris of shrubs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Australian heath
Narrower terms: common heath, Epacris impressa, blunt-leaf heath, Epacris obtusifolia, Port Jackson heath, Epacris purpurascens
History
From the genus name.
