bryanthus

noun

bry·​an·​thus

brīˈan(t)thəs

1

capitalized : a genus of Old World prostrate mat-forming evergreen heaths (family Ericaceae) with 4-parted flowers in racemes that was formerly included in Phyllodoce

2

plural bryanthuses

-thəsə̇z

also bryanthi

-nˌthī

: any plant of the genus Bryanthus or sometimes of the genus Phyllodoce

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from bry- + -anthus

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