Erica

n. plant of a large group that includes the heathers (Botany)

Erica is genus of over 700 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae; the English names, both shared with some other closely related plants, are heath or heather.Most of the species are small shrubs from 0.2-1.5 m high, though some are taller; the tallest are E. arborea (Tree Heath) and E. scoparia (Besom Heath), both of which can reach up to 6-7 m tall. All are evergreen, with minute needle-like leaves 2-15 mm long. Flowers are sometimes axillary, and sometimes in terminal umbels or spikes. They are usually outward or downward facing. Flowers are borne in mass, and the plants are grown as landscape or garden plants for their floral effect.
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Noun
1. any plant of the genus Erica
(synonym) true heath
(hypernym) heath
(hyponym) tree heath, briar, brier, Erica arborea
(member-holonym) genus Erica

n. heath, heather, briar

v. bristle, be stiff or rigid with anger