erica noun. ['ɛrɪkǝ] E17.
[mod. Latin from Greek ereikē.]
Any of various shrubs of the genus Erica (family Ericaceae), characterized by narrow rigid revolute leaves and bell-shaped waxy purple or pink flowers; a heath.

■ eri'caceous adjective of or pertaining to the family Ericaceae, which comprises chiefly shrubs and small trees and includes the heaths, heather, rhododendron, and azalea M19.

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