ericoid.
Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Erica.
Meaning & usage
Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Erica. Of plant leaves, small, often leathery, usually needle-like or scale-like, non-deciduous, and generally adapted to poor soils and arid conditions, such as in fynbos and maquis.
Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Erica. Of plant habit, having ericoid leaves, slender, scrubby and woody, like many Erica species.
Where this word comes from
From Erica + -oid.
A plant of this kind.
Where this word comes from
From Erica + -oid.
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