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Definition of erica in English: ericanounˈɛrɪkəˈɛrəkə A plant of the genus Erica (family Ericaceae ), especially (in gardening) heather. Example sentencesExamples - However, well-drained soil will help prevent root rot, or erica wilt.
- You seldom see heather indoors, but right now in my living room a specimen of the stately erica hyemalis with its bottle-brush spikes of lilac-pink flowers looks handsome in a terracotta pot.
- The Cape area has the responsibility of caring for the endemic fynbos species, with the illegal harvesting of proteas and ericas to supply the cut flower market being a major concern.
- Fuchsia and erica gardens provide colour near the Wonderland Statue.
- Heathers include pale pink erica canaliculata and the luminous yellow ericanana.
Origin Modern Latin, from Greek ereikē. Definition of erica in US English: ericanounˈerəkəˈɛrəkə A plant of the genus Erica (family Ericaceae), especially (in gardening) heather. Example sentencesExamples - Fuchsia and erica gardens provide colour near the Wonderland Statue.
- Heathers include pale pink erica canaliculata and the luminous yellow ericanana.
- You seldom see heather indoors, but right now in my living room a specimen of the stately erica hyemalis with its bottle-brush spikes of lilac-pink flowers looks handsome in a terracotta pot.
- The Cape area has the responsibility of caring for the endemic fynbos species, with the illegal harvesting of proteas and ericas to supply the cut flower market being a major concern.
- However, well-drained soil will help prevent root rot, or erica wilt.
Origin Modern Latin, from Greek ereikē. |