epacris

noun

ep·​a·​cris

ˈepəkrə̇s

1

capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Epacridaceae) of plants having a disk of five scales around the ovary and as fruit a small globular capsule with numerous minute seeds

2

plural -es : any plant of the genus Epacris

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek epakros pointed at the end; from the sharply pointed leaves

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