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‖ Erica Bot.|ɪˈraɪkə, ˈɛrɪkə| [L. erīca, ad. Gr. ἐρείκη heath.] The botanical name of the genus of plants called in Eng. heath. (In quot. used affectedly as an Eng. word.)
1826Carrington Dartmoor 37 Th' undaunted race Contented on the rude Erica sink To balmy sleep. |