Epacris /(ĕp"ȧ*krĭs)/

Ep·a·cris

Epacris

n.

[NL., from Gr. 'e`pakros pointed at the end. So called in allusion to the sharply pointed leaves.]

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

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