fə̇ˈlädəˌsē noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Phyllodoce, one of the Nereids
1. : a small genus of arctic and alpine shrubs (family Ericaceae) with linear evergreen leaves and nodding umbellate flowers having an ovoid pink, blue, or purple corolla — see mountain heath
2. : a genus of polychaete worms that is the type of the family Phyllodocidae