erica

erica — noun

1. A type of heather: an evergreen bush or small tree native mainly to southern Afr

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Definition

A type of heather: an evergreen bush or small tree native mainly to southern Africa, with needle-like leaves and bell-shaped flowers in pink, white, or purple.

Example

Amina planted several ericas along the stone path in her garden.

collocation: plant ericas / several ericas

The small pink flowers on the erica bush opened in early spring.

Common collocations
  • plant ericas
  • grow erica
  • erica shrub
  • pink erica
  • white erica
  • erica flower
  • species of erica
Synonyms
  • heath

    a broader term covering Erica and several related genera in the same family

  • heather

    in everyday speech often used for both Erica and Calluna, though botanists reserve it for Calluna vulgaris

Common collocations

Nouns

  • erica species
  • erica plant
  • erica flower

Phrases

  • a bed of erica
  • a variety of erica

Prepositions

  • erica from South Africa
  • erica in bloom