ˌerəˈkāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Erica, type genus + -aceae
: a family of plants (order Ericales) comprising the heaths and various related plants, being predominantly shrubs, and having usually distinct stamens borne on a disk and an ovary with four or more locules
• er·i·ca·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷shəs adjective