Australian heath

Definitions of Australian heath

1. noun

   any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region
   types:

   epacris

   any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers

   Australian grass tree, Richea dracophylla

   stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers

   Richea pandanifolia, grass tree, tree heath

   gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long

   Epacris impressa, common heath

   spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania having white to rose or purple-red flowers

   Epacris obtusifolia, blunt-leaf heath, common heath

   small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers

   Epacris purpurascens, Port Jackson heath

   small shrub of southern and western Australia having pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems