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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἔπακρος“pointed at the tip”
- English todayepacrid
From Ancient Greek ἔπακρος (épakros, “pointed at the tip”), from ἄκρα (ákra).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
epacrid
Today it means: Any of the family Ericaceae (syn. Epacridaceae) of heathers. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἔπακρος