Erica

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē)

Erica f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – the heaths and heathers.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – certain jumping spiders.

• (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

• (genus of heaths etc): Erica subg. Chlamydanthe, Erica subg. Ectasis, Erica subg. Erica, Erica subg. Platystoma, Erica subg. Stellanthe, Erica subg. Syringodea - subgenera

• Erica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Erica (jumping spider) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Erica (Ericaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Erica (Salticidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Erica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Erica at USDA Plants database

• Erika
• Ericka

Feminine form of Eric, ultimately from Old Norse. The name has also been associated with the flower genus.

• Rhymes: -ɛrɪkə

Erica

1. A female given name.
   • 1994 Erica Jong: Fear of Fifty: page 140:

     But Erica Mann Jong is, alas, just as patriarchal as Erica Jong. When Thomas Mann's daughter, Erika, was alive, the confusion of names bothered me. My parents had met and admired Thomas Mann. They loved his daughter's name and wished creativity upon me. Erica means white flower in German, and queen in old Scandinavian, but to them, it meant writer.

• areic, ceria

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Erica

1. A female given name, a less common spelling of Erika.

Erica c (genitive Ericas)

1. A female given name, a less common spelling of Erika.