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Definition of Episcia
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers.
Definition of Episcia
1. a tropical herb [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Episcia
Literary usage of Episcia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in All Its Branches by William Robinson (1903)
"Though now included in the genus episcia, they were first distributed and are
generally known by the generic name of ..."
2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society by Bombay Natural History Society (1891)
"... is represented by such beautiful plants as episcia ... with dark purple-bronze
warted leaves, the bright scarlet flowered velvety-leaved episcia, ..."
3. The Theory and Practice of Horticulture: Or, An Attempt to Explain the Chief by John Lindley (1855)
"The same observer mentions an episcia bicolor that happened to have one of its
... Leaf of episcia bicolor, which had its midrib cut across by accident, ..."
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