- ericaceous
- adjective Date: circa 1859 of, relating to, or being a heath or the heath family
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Ericaceous — Er i*ca ceous, a. (Bot.) Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ericaceous — [er΄i kā′shəs] adj. of the heath family of plants … English World dictionary
ericaceous — adjective a) Acid loving, thriving in acidic conditions. Camellias thrive when fed with an ericaceous fertiliser. b) acidic, acid based … Wiktionary
ericaceous — a. pertaining to or like heath plant; belonging to the heath family of plants. ♦ ericetal, a. composed of heath plants. ♦ ericeticolous, a. living on heaths. ♦ ericineous, a. ericaceous. ♦ ericoid, a. like a heath plant. ♦… … Dictionary of difficult words
ericaceous — /er i kay sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the Ericaceae, the heath family of plants. Cf. heath family. [1880 85; < NL Ericace(ae) (see ERICA, ACEAE) + OUS] * * * … Universalium
ericaceous — [ˌɛrɪ keɪʃəs] adjective Botany 1》 relating to or denoting plants of the heather family (Ericaceae). 2》 (of compost) suitable for heathers and other lime hating plants. Origin C19: from mod. L. Ericaceae (plural), from the genus name Erica (see… … English new terms dictionary
ericaceous — er·i·ca·ceous … English syllables
ericaceous — /ɛrəˈkeɪʃəs/ (say eruh kayshuhs), /ɛri / (say eree ) adjective belonging to the Ericaceae, or heath family of plants, which includes the heath, arbutus, azalea, rhododendron, American laurel, etc. {New Latin Erīcāceae (from Erīca the heath genus …
ericaceous — adjective see ericaceae … Useful english dictionary
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