ericoid en · ADJ
Etymology
From Erica + -oid.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) 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.
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Erica. ▸ Of plant habit, having ericoid leaves, slender, scrubby and woody, like many Erica species.