Definition of Styphelia
:a large genus of mostly Australasian heathlike shrubs (family Epacridaceae) having the calyx and corolla usually colored alike
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Styphelia
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Sty·phe·lia
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stīˈfēlēə
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-lyə
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Origin and Etymology of styphelia
New Latin, from Greek styphelos rough + New Latin -ia; perhaps akin to Greek typtein to beat, strike
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