EPACRIS FAMILY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does epacris family mean? 

• EPACRIS FAMILY (noun)
  The noun EPACRIS FAMILY has 1 sense:

1. Australasian shrubs or small trees

  Familiarity information: EPACRIS FAMILY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPACRIS FAMILY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Australasian shrubs or small trees

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Epacridaceae; epacris family; family Epacridaceae

Hypernyms ("epacris family" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot family (family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "epacris family"):

Australian heath (any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region)

genus Epacris (type genus of the Epacridaceae: Australian heath)

Astroloma; genus Astroloma (evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania)

genus Richea; Richea (evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania)

genus Styphelia; Styphelia (Australian heathlike shrubs)

Holonyms ("epacris family" is a member of...):

Ericales; order Ericales (Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae)