ericaceous

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin erīcāceus. === Adjective === ericaceous (comparative more ericaceous, superlative most ericaceous) (botany) Of or pertaining to the heath family (Ericaceae). (especially of a plant) Acid-loving, thriving in acidic conditions. acidic, acid-based ==== Synonyms ==== (acid-loving): calcifugal, calcifugous === See also === calcifuge === References === “ericaceous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ericaceous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. Ericaceae at APWeb