Erica

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē) === Proper noun === Erica f (botany) A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – heaths and heathers. (zoology) A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – certain jumping spiders. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus of heaths etc): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Ericaceae – family; Ericoideae – subfamily; Ericeae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus of heaths etc): Erica subg. Chlamydanthe, Erica subg. Ectasis, Erica subg. Erica, Erica subg. Platystoma, Erica subg. Stellanthe, Erica subg. Syringodea – subgenera Erica cinerea (bell heather) – type species; Erica arborea (tree heath), Erica sociorum (partner heath) – selected other species (genus of spiders): Erica eugenia – sole species === References === Erica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Erica (jumping spider) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Erica (Ericaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Erica (Araneae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Erica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Erica at USDA Plants database == English == === Alternative forms === Erika, Ericka, Erykah === Etymology === A feminine form of Eric, ultimately from Old Norse. The name has also been associated with the flower genus. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛɹɪkə === Proper noun === Erica A female given name from the Germanic languages or Old Norse. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia. ==== Related terms ==== Eric ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Ciera, areic, ceria == Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as Erica in 1867. Derived from New Latin Erica (“heath”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeː.ri.kaː/ Rhymes: -eːrikaː Hyphenation: Eri‧ca === Proper noun === Erica n a village in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Erica. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ʁi.ka/ === Proper noun === Erica a female given name, a less common variant of Érica == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Erica a female given name, a less common variant of Erika == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈɾika/ [eˈɾi.ka] Rhymes: -ika Syllabification: E‧ri‧ca === Proper noun === Erica f a female given name, variant of Erika == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Erica c (genitive Ericas) a female given name, a less common spelling of Erika