phyllodoce (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Phyllodoce*:
NOUN	plant	Phyllodoce, genus Phyllodoce	small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs

English > *Phyllodoce*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs.
Synonym	genus Phyllodoce
Member of	Ericaceae, family Ericaceae, heath family	heathers
Members	mountain heath, Phyllodoce caerulea, Bryanthus taxifolius	small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers
Members	purple heather, Brewer's mountain heather, Phyllodoce breweri	semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States
Broader	dilleniid dicot genus	genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Spanish	genus phyllodoce, phyllodoce
Catalan	genus phyllodoce, phyllodoce

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