epigaea Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus
    genus Epigaea.

WordNet


Ep`i*gæ"a noun (Also<
  • Epigaea
  • Epigæa
)
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. upon + earth.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) An American genus of plants, containing but a single species (E. repens), the trailing arbutus.

Webster 1913