epigaea

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epigaea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Epigaea \Ep`i*g[ae]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ? earth.]
     (Bot.)
     An American genus of plants, containing but a single species
     (E. repens), the trailing arbutus.
     [1913 Webster]

epigaea - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Epigaea
      n 1: small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus [syn:
           Epigaea, genus Epigaea]