"ericoid" meaning in English

See ericoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Erica + -oid Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Erica|oid}} Erica + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ericoid (not comparable)
  1. 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.     Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ericoid-en-adj-LlqR6XcE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 50 50
  2. Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Erica.
    Of plant habit, having ericoid leaves, slender, scrubby and woody, like many Erica species.     Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ericoid-en-adj-~6zlNDxI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 50 50

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