ericaceous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ericaceous
1880–85; < New Latin Ericace ( ae ) ( see erica, -aceae) + -ous
Example Sentences
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These are not gardens that welcome ericaceous plants — acid-lovers like azaleas and other Rhododendron, or blueberries.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024
The turfy slopes of the Barrens, carpeted with low ericaceous shrubs, mosses, and reindeer lichens, and dotted here and there with little thickets of dwarf birch, spruce, and tamarack, stretched invitingly before me.
From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis
The berry of several species of Vaccinium, and ericaceous genus, differing from the American huckleberries in containing numerous minute seeds instead of ten nutlets.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
A small ericaceous evergreen; should have some protection from the winter sun; for this purpose, it may be planted on the north side of a clump of trees; 2-6ft.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
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