Phyllodoce

noun

Phyl·​lod·​o·​ce

fə̇ˈlädəˌsē

1

: a small genus of arctic and alpine shrubs (family Ericaceae) with linear evergreen leaves and nodding umbellate flowers having an ovoid pink, blue, or purple corolla see mountain heath

2

: a genus of polychaete worms that is the type of the family Phyllodocidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin Phyllodoce, one of the Nereids

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