Definition of Epigaea repens

1. Noun. Low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Mayflower, Trailing Arbutus
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Epigaea Repens

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Ephraim
Ephthalite
Ephthalites
EpiP serine protease
EpiPen
Epictetian
Epictetus
Epicurean
Epicureanism
Epicureans
Epicurus
Epidendrum
Epidendrum tampense
Epidendrum venosum
Epigaea repens
Epilachna
Epilachna varivestis
Epilobium
Epilobium angustifolium
Epilobium canum canum
Epilobium hirsutum
Epimedium
Epimedium grandiflorum
Epimenides
Epimetheus
Epinephelus
Epinephelus adscensionis
Epinephelus fulvus
Epipactis

Literary usage of Epigaea repens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania by University of Pennsylvania, Botanical Laboratory (1897)
"Observations on epigaea repens, L. BY WP WILSON, D.Sc. (WITH PLATE VIII. ... epigaea repens en pleine fleur comme les jours precedents: sur plusi. individus ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1897)
"epigaea repens L. Trailing Arbutus. Mayflower. ... epigaea repens L. Sp. Pl. 395. 1753. Spreading on the ground, twigs hirsute, branches 6'-15' long. ..."

3. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder, Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908)
"... Don ; glandular hairs with a multiseriate stalk and a spherical head composed of numerous cells, in epigaea repens, L. 3. STRUCTURE OF THE Axis. ..."

4. The Diseases of the prostate: Their Pathology and Treatment, Comprising the by Henry Thompson (1883)
"epigaea repens, the Trailing Arbutus—diuretic and astringent. The decoction is made with one ounce of the dried leaves boiled in a pint of water. ..."

5. The English Flower Garden: Design, Arrangement and Plans Followed by a by William Robinson (1895)
"It was at one time lost to our nurseries and gardens, owing to the habit of planting all things in the same kind epigaea repens (Mayflower). of exposed ..."

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