Erice, erices, pe. pro. siue Erica, cæ, siue Erix, ricis, f. g. Plin. The sweete broome or heath that hath leaues like rosemarye, but somewhat pricking.
Lewis and Short: Latin dictionary
ĕrīce, ēs, f., = e)rei/kh, heath, broom, ling, Plin. 24, 9, 39, 64; 11, 16, 15, 41 sq. —Hence, ĕrīcaeus, a, um, adj., of the heath-flower, i. e. collected from it: mel (= mel sylvestre), Plin. 11, 16, 15, 41.