ERICA
E*ri"ca, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. erice heath, Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers.
ERICACEOUS
Er`i*ca"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats.
ERICINOL E*ric"i*nol, n. Etym: [NL. ericaceae the Heath family + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)
Defn: A colorless oil (quickly becoming brown), with a pleasant odor, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin.
ERICIUS
E*ri"ci*us, n. Etym: [L., a hedgehog.]
Defn: The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qipod, which in the
"Authorized Version" is translated bittern, and in the Revised
Version, porcupine.
I will make it [Babylon] a possession for the ericius and pools of
waters. Is. xiv. 23 (Douay version).
ERICOLIN
E*ric"o*lin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A glucoside found in the bearberry (and others of the
Ericaceæ), and extracted as a bitter, yellow, amorphous mass.