Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.

Source : WordNet®

Formica
     n 1: any of various plastic laminates containing melamine
     2: type genus of the Formicidae [syn: {genus Formica}]