brīˈan(t)thəs noun
Etymology: New Latin, from bry- + -anthus
1. capitalized : a genus of Old World prostrate mat-forming evergreen heaths (family Ericaceae) with 4-parted flowers in racemes that was formerly included in Phyllodoce
2. plural bryanthuses -thəsə̇z also bryan·thi -nˌthī : any plant of the genus Bryanthus or sometimes of the genus Phyllodoce