English > heath family: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | heathers. |
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| Synonyms | Ericaceae, family Ericaceae |
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| Members | Arctostaphylos, genus Arctostaphylos | bearberry |
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| Bruckenthalia, genus Bruckenthalia | A genus containing only one species |
| Calluna, genus Calluna | One species |
| Cassiope, genus Cassiope | Low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers |
| Chamaedaphne, genus Chamaedaphne | One species |
| Daboecia, genus Daboecia | A dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae |
| Epigaea, genus Epigaea | small creeping evergreen shrubs |
| Gaultheria, genus Gaultheria | widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs |
| Gaylussacia, genus Gaylussacia | deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America |
| Ledum, genus Ledum | evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions |
| Leiophyllum, genus Leiophyllum | One species |
| Loiseleuria, genus Loiseleuria | One species |
| Lyonia, genus Lyonia | evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya |
| Menziesia, genus Menziesia | deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asia |
| Oxydendrum, genus Oxydendrum | sourwood |
| Phyllodoce, genus Phyllodoce | small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs |
| Pieris, genus Pieris | decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines |
| Vaccinium, genus Vaccinium | evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere |
| genus Andromeda | low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemisphere |
| genus Arbutus | large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America |
| genus Bryanthus | A genus allied to and once included in genus Phyllodoce |
| genus Erica | large genus of low much-branched woody evergreens ranging from prostrate subshrubs to trees |
| genus Kalmia | Erect evergreen shrubs |
| genus Leucothoe | American and Asiatic deciduous and evergreen shrubs |
| genus Rhododendron | large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers |
| heath | A low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae |
| Broader | Ericales, order Ericales | Ericaceae |
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| dilleniid dicot family | family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
| Spanish | ericáceas, familia brezos, familia hericáceas |
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| Catalan | Ericaceae, ericàcia, ericàcies |
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