erica

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See also: Erica and Érica

English

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Erica.

Noun

erica (plural ericas)

Any of many heathers, of the genus Erica, used as garden plants
- 1840, John Claudius Loudon, The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement:
  I have now arrived at the third year since the ericas were seedlings and cuttings; and, as much can be said in this stage of their growth applicable to future years, it is my intention to do so.

Anagrams

Ciera, areic, ceria

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ri.ka/
Rhymes: -ɛrika
Hyphenation: è‧ri‧ca

Noun

erica f (plural eriche)

heather

Anagrams

-icare, aceri, carie, cerai, creai, irace, recai

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eˈriː.ka/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈri.ka/,

Noun

erīca f (genitive erīcae); first declension

(Medieval Latin) Alternative form of erīcē ("heath, heather")

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	erīca	erīcae
genitive	erīcae	erīcārum
dative	erīcae	erīcīs
accusative	erīcam	erīcās
ablative	erīcā	erīcīs
vocative	erīca	erīcae

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