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Definition of Ericaceous
1. a. Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats.
Definition of Ericaceous
1. Adjective. (context: especially of a plant) Acid-loving, thriving in acidic conditions. ¹
2. Adjective. acidic, acid-based ¹
3. Adjective. (botany) Of or pertaining to the heath family (''Ericaceae'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ericaceous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Ericaceous
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ericaceous
Literary usage of Ericaceous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. EcoRegions of Alaska by Alisa L. Gallant (1998)
"ericaceous dwarf scrub communities are also widespread. ... are the common
dominants, though other ericaceous shrubs (for example, ..."
2. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"A genus of ericaceous shrubs and small trees, comprising many species, natives
of Europe, Chili, and North America. A. Menzie-'sii, the madroño tree of ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Charles James Stewart Bethune, W. Saunders, Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), E. B. Reed, Entomological Society of Ontario (1905)
"The ericaceous type is not so sharply limited, and perhaps includes some forms
which should have been placed in one of the other types. ..."
4. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1906)
"... neither of these ericaceous plants occurs. The only other ericaceous plants
in these regions are several species of Pyrola on which a ..."
5. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1906)
"The only other ericaceous plants in these regions are several species of Pyrola
on which a Uredo has been found; Kalmia glauca usually free from fungi, ..."
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