Noun | 1. | Australian heath - any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region epacris - any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers Richea dracophylla, Australian grass tree - stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers Richea pandanifolia, tree heath, grass tree - gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long |