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Definition of Epigaea
1. Noun. Small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Ericaceae, Family Ericaceae, Heath Family
Medical Definition of Epigaea
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Epigaea
Literary usage of Epigaea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Specific Diagnosis and Specific Medication by John William Fyfe, John Milton Scudder (1909)
"In cases in which the urine is dark and heavy, with irritation, causing congestion
of the kidneys, epigaea is used with markedly beneficial effects, ..."
2. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter (1903)
"epigaea. B. Fruit a drupe or capsule enclosed in the accrescent hypanthium.
Fruit a capsule enclosed in the fleshy hypanthium. 14. GAULTHERIA. ..."
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