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EPACRIS FAMILY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Australasian shrubs or small trees

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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