ericaceous

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɛrɪˈkeɪʃəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(er′i kā′shəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
er•i•ca•ceous  (er′i kā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Plant Biologybelonging to the Ericaceae, the heath family of plants. Cf. heath family.
  • Neo-Latin Ericace(ae) (see erica, -aceae) + -ous
  • 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ericaceous / ˌɛrɪˈkeɪʃəs/
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Ericaceae, a family of trees and shrubs with typically bell-shaped flowers: includes heather, rhododendron, azalea, and arbutus
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Erīcāceae, from Latin erīca heath, from Greek ereikē
'ericaceous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arbutus - azalea - bilberry - blueberry - briar - cowberry - cranberry - erica - heath - heather - huckleberry - kalmia - mountain laurel - pipsissewa - rhododendron - whortleberry - wintergreen

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