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Small creeping evergreen shrubs trailing arbutus
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epigaea
Word definitions for epigaea in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Epigaea is a genus comprising three species of flowering plants in the Ericaceae . The species are small creeping shrubs that are typically anywhere from 10 to 20 cm tall at full growth, forming large patches. The leaves are evergreen , alternate and simple, ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Epigaea \Ep`i*g[ae]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ? earth.] (Bot.) An American genus of plants, containing but a single species ( E. repens ), the trailing arbutus.
Usage examples of epigaea.
Passing over the nightstand, his fingers touch a box of aspirin, brush the preserved Epigaea repens, and curl around the neck of the half-full Arbutus bottle.