(n) low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers, Syn. mayflower, Epigaea repens
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + &unr_; earth. ] (Bot.) An American genus of plants, containing but a single species (E. repens), the trailing arbutus. [ 1913 Webster ]