epacris Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers

NL., from Gr. pointed at the end. So called in allusion to the sharply pointed leaves.

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