Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Formica"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Formica \For*mi"ca\, n. [L., an ant.] (Zo["o]l.)
A Linn[ae]an genus of hymenopterous insects, including the
common ants. See {Ant}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Formica
n 1: any of various plastic laminates containing melamine [syn: {Formica}]
2: type genus of the Formicidae [syn: {Formica}, {genus Formica}]
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