ericoid

/ ˈɛrɪˌkɔɪd /

adjective

1. botany (of leaves) small and tough, resembling those of heather

Example Sentences

Rains, K. C. & Bledsoe, C. S. Rapid uptake of 15N-ammonium and glycine-13C, 15N by arbuscular and ericoid mycorrhizal plants native to a Northern California coastal pygmy forest.

From Nature

Salsola common, Joussa, a curious Ericoid plant was observed, Typha angustifolia, latifolia ceased since we left Gundamuck; Isachne, Pulicaria, Epilobium, Sagittaria, Cyperaceæ, Marsilea!

From Project Gutenberg