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erica

1

[ er-i-kuh ]

noun

  1. any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.


Erica

2

[ er-i-kuh ]

noun

  1. a female given name: derived from Eric.

erica

/ ˈɛ°ùɪ°ìÉ™ /

noun

  1. any shrub of the ericaceous genus Erica, including the heaths and some heathers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of erica1

1820–30; < New Latin Erica, Latin < Greek ±ð°ù±ðí°ìŧ heath (plant), akin to Old Irish froech, Russian ±¹Ã©°ù±ð²õ ( k )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of erica1

C19: via Latin from Greek ±ð°ù±ð¾±°ìŧ heath
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Isis, arrayed in mourning robes like the wandering Demeter, sought Osiris everywhere lamenting, and found the chest at last in an erica tree that entirely covered it.

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I entreat you to have her grave carefully attended to, and to keep it strewn with her favorite flowers, ericas and pinks.

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Our route lay over a sort of moorland, sprinkled with rare ericas such as we carefully preserve in greenhouses at home.

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The enclosed twig of erica I picked from her sewing-table, and send it to keep you from being jealous.

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It is singular, and perhaps significant, that the word eriko, in Greek, á¼Ïίϗω, whence erica is probably derived, means to break in pieces, to mangle.

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