ERICOID

Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary