epacris
noun
ep·a·cris
ˈepəkrə̇s
1
capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Epacridaceae) of plants having a disk of five scales around the ovary and as fruit a small globular capsule with numerous minute seeds
2
plural -es : any plant of the genus Epacris
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek epakros pointed at the end; from the sharply pointed leaves