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    EPACRIS FAMILY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Australasian shrubs or small treesplay

    Synonyms:

    Epacridaceae; epacris family; family Epacridaceae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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)

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