Usually means: Adapted to acidic, nutrient-poor soils.
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  1. ericoid: Merriam-Webster
  2. ericoid: Collins English Dictionary
  3. ericoid: Wiktionary
  4. Ericoid: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. ericoid: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
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Definitions from Wiktionary (ericoid)

adjective:  Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Erica.
adjective:  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.
adjective:  Of plant habit, having ericoid leaves, slender, scrubby and woody, like many Erica species.
noun:  A plant of this kind.

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