Definition of ericoid:
(adj) :
Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Erica.
(adj) :
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.
(adj) :
Of plant habit, having ericoid leaves, slender, scrubby and woody, like many Erica species.
(n) :
A plant of this kind.