Ep·a·cris n.  Bot. A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths.
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  epacris
       n : any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for
           their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or
           tubular flowers