erica
See also: Erica and Érica
English
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
erica (plural ericas)
- Any of many heathers, of the genus Erica, used as garden plants
- 1840, John Claudius Loudon, The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement:
- I have now arrived at the third year since the ericas were seedlings and cuttings; and, as much can be said in this stage of their growth applicable to future years, it is my intention to do so.
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Anagrams
- areic, ceria
Italian
Noun
erica f (plural eriche)
- heather
Anagrams
- aceri, carie, cerai, creai, recai
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈriː.ka/, [ɛˈriː.ka]
Noun
erīca f (genitive erīcae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) Alternative form of erīcē ("heath, heather")