ericoid
/EH1 R IH0 K OY0 D/adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Erica.
- 2
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.
- 3
Of plant habit, having ericoid leaves, slender, scrubby and woody, like many Erica species.
noun
- 1
A plant of this kind.
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