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erianthus |
erianthus ravennae |
eric |
eric arthur blair |
eric blair |
erica
| erica arborea
| erica carnea
| erica cinerea
| erica jong
| erica lusitanica
erica
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun erica has 1 sense
- erica(n = noun.plant) true heath - any plant of the genus Erica; Array is a kind of heath
is a member of genus erica
has particulars: briar, brier, erica arborea, tree heath, erica carnea, spring heath, winter heath, bell heather, erica cinerea, fine-leaved heath, heather bell, bell heather, cross-leaved heath, erica tetralix, cornish heath, erica vagans, erica lusitanica, portuguese heath, spanish heath, erica perspicua, prince of wales heath, prince-of-wales'-heath
CIDE DICTIONARY
erica, n. [NL., fr. L. erice heath, Gr. .].
A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
erica, n. any shrub or heath of the genus Erica, with small leathery leaves and bell-like flowers.
Derivative
ericaceous adj.
Etymology
L f. Gk ereike heath
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