erica

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

erica
    n 1: any plant of the genus Erica [syn: {erica}, {true heath}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Erica \E*ri"ca\, n. [NL., fr. L. erice heath, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
   A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them
   producing beautiful flowers.
   [1913 Webster]