» genus cassiope
Noun (1 meaning)
1. low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers.
genus cassiope is a type of:
- dilleniid dicot genus (noun) - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
genus cassiope is a member of:
- Ericaceae, family Ericaceae, heath family (noun) - heathers
members of genus cassiope:
- white heather, Cassiope mertensiana (noun) - heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers