ericoid

== English == === Etymology === From Erica +‎ -oid. === Adjective === ericoid (not comparable) Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Erica. 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. Of plant habit, having ericoid leaves, slender, scrubby and woody, like many Erica species. === Noun === ericoid (plural ericoids) A plant of this kind.