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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ERICACEOUS

ERICACEOUS Er `i *ca "ceous, a. (Bot. )

Defn: Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats.

New American Oxford Dictionary

ericaceous

er i ca ceous |ˌeriˈkāSHəs ˈˌɛrəˈˌkeɪʃəs | ▶adjective Botany of, relating to, or denoting plants of the heath family (Ericaceae ). ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Ericaceae (plural ), from the genus name Erica (see erica ).

Oxford Dictionary

ericaceous

ericaceous |ˌɛrɪˈkeɪʃəs | ▶adjective Botany relating to or denoting plants of the heather family (Ericaceae ). • (of compost ) suitable for heathers and other lime-hating plants. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Ericaceae (plural ), from the genus name Erica (see erica ).