| Noun | 1. | genus Phyllodoce - small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubsdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs Bryanthus taxifolius, mountain heath, Phyllodoce caerulea - small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States Brewer's mountain heather, Phyllodoce breweri, purple heather - semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States |