Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ERICA
E *ri "ca, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. L. erice heath, Gr. (Bot. )
Defn: A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers.
ERICACEOUS
ERICACEOUS Er `i *ca "ceous, a. (Bot. )
Defn: Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats.
New American Oxford Dictionary
erica
er i ca |ˈerikə ˈɛrəkə | ▶noun a plant of the genus Erica (family Ericaceae ), esp. (in gardening ) heather. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek ereikē.
ericaceous
er i ca ceous |ˌeriˈkāSHəs ˈˌɛrəˈˌkeɪʃəs | ▶adjective Botany of, relating to, or denoting plants of the heath family (Ericaceae ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Ericaceae (plural ), from the genus name Erica (see erica ).
Oxford Dictionary
erica
erica |ˈɛrɪkə | ▶noun a plant of the genus Erica (family Ericaceae ), especially (in gardening ) heather. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek ereikē.
ericaceous
ericaceous |ˌɛrɪˈkeɪʃəs | ▶adjective Botany relating to or denoting plants of the heather family (Ericaceae ). • (of compost ) suitable for heathers and other lime-hating plants. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Ericaceae (plural ), from the genus name Erica (see erica ).
Spanish Dictionary
ericáceo, -cea
ericáceo, -cea adjetivo /nombre femenino 1 bot [planta ] Que pertenece a la familia de las ericáceas .2 ericáceas nombre femenino plural bot Familia de plantas dicotiledóneas, arbustivas, con hojas por lo general persistentes y fruto en cápsula o raramente en baya :el brezo y el arándano pertenecen a la familia de las ericáceas .
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