Definition of Erica arborea

1. Noun. Evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes.

Exact synonyms: Briar, Brier, Tree Heath
Generic synonyms: Erica, True Heath
Terms within: Briarroot

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erica Arborea

Eretmochelys imbricata
Erevan
Erewan
Erewhon
Erewhonian
Erewhonians
Erfurt
Ergotrate Maleate
Erianthus
Erianthus ravennae
Eric
Eric Arthur Blair
Eric Blair
Erica
Erica Jong
Erica arborea (current term)
Erica carnea
Erica cinerea
Erica lusitanica
Erica perspicua
Erica tetralix
Erica vagans
Ericaceae
Ericales
Erich Mendelsohn
Erich von Stroheim
Erichsen
Erichsen's sign
Erick
Ericka

Literary usage of Erica arborea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society by Linnean Society of London (1857)
"The prevalence of the Erica arborea is one of the most striking ... A similar and most luxuriant shrubbery of Erica arborea and Myrica Faya is crossed ..."

2. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1855)
"Erica arborea, killed, 10 feet high. For the sake of comparison, it may be interesting to insert here the following report by the late Mr Templeton of ..."

3. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1803)
"On the Serra of Madeira, latitude 32*, 38', and elevated 5162 feet, is found the erica arborea, of the neighbourhood of Genoa, latitude 44*, •!:>'. ..."

4. The Microscopy of Technical Products by Thomas Franz Hanausek (1907)
"Erica arborea L., Brier Wood (corruption of Bruyere). Spain, South Africa, and Corsica.—Wood of root brick-red, gradually becoming brown- red, in large part ..."

5. The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1802)
"On the Serra of Madeira, latitude 32°, 38', and elevated 5162 feet, is found the Erica arborea, of the neighbourhood of Genoa, latitude 44°, 25'*, ..."

6. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1855)
"Erica arborea, killed, 10 feet high. For the sake of comparison, it may be interesting to insert here the following report by the late Mr Templeton of ..."

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