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epacris
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epacris, n. [NL., from Gr. 'e`pakros pointed at the end. So called in allusion to the sharply pointed leaves.].
A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths. [1913 Webster]
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