ˌerəˈkā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Erica + -ales
: an order comprising chiefly gamopetalous dicotyledonous plants characterized by regular flowers with stamens in two whorls free from the corolla and with a compound ovary and containing the families Ericaceae, Clethraceae, Pyrolaceae, Diapensiaceae, Lennoaceae, and Epacridaceae