English
ericaceous
Ericaceous comes from New Latin erīcāceus.
- New Latinc. 1500–1900erīcāceus
- Englishearliest quotation 1975ericaceous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- New Latinc. 1500–1900erīcāceus
- Englishearliest quotation 1975ericaceous
Earliest quotation: 1975, Joan Lee Faust, Lisa Oldenburg: “Ralph E. Martin, a New Jersey engineer and gardener,…”
Every English word from New Latin erīcāceus
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the heath family (Ericaceae).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / New Latin erīcāceus / ericaceous