Erican.
/ɪˈrʌɪkə//ˈɛrɪkə/ Botany.
The botanical name of the genus of plants called in English heath n. (In quot. 1826 used affectedly as an English word.)
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heather1335
ling?c1357
heath1626
grig1691
bottle heath?1711
sea-heath1713
heather-bell1725
red heath?1788
Calluna1803
Scotch heath1822
Erica1826
winter heath1842
heathwort1847
heath-blooms1858
St. Dabeoc's heath1863
cat-heather1864
honey bottle1868
French heath1871
1826 N. T. Carrington Dartmoor 37 Th' undaunted race Contented on the rude Erica sink To balmy sleep.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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