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EPACRIS FAMILY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Australasian shrubs or small trees
Synonyms:
Epacridaceae; epacris family; family Epacridaceae
Classified under:
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)