ERICACEOUS

Meaning of ERICACEOUS in English

/er'i kay"sheuhs/ , adj.

belonging to the Ericaceae, the heath family of plants. Cf. heath family .

[ 1880-85; Ericace ( ae ) (see ERICA, -ACEAE) + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

ERICACEOUS — adjective Date: circa 1859 of, relating to, or being a heath or the heath family
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ERICACEOUS — adjective see ericaceae
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ERICACEOUS — (a.) Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats.
Английский словарь Webster
ERICACEOUS — ( a. ) Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ERICACEOUS — adjective Date: circa 1859 : of, relating to, or being a heath or the heath family
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ERICACEOUS — adj belonging to the heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats.
Webster English vocab
ERICACEOUS — [ ˌɛrɪ'keɪʃəs ] ■ adjective Botany 1》 relating to or denoting plants of the heather family (Ericaceae). 2》 (of compost) …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ERICACEOUS — [er.i.ca.ceous] adj (ca. 1859): of, relating to, or being a heath or the heath family
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ERICACEOUS — ericaceous BrE AmE ˌer ɪ ˈkeɪʃ əs ◂ -ə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ERICACEOUS — / ˌerɪˈkeɪʃəs; NAmE / adjective ( technical ) relating to plants of the heather family •• WORD ORIGIN mid 19th …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ERICACEOUS — бот. вересковый (ботаника) вересковый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ERICACEOUS — a бот. вересковый
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ERICACEOUS — бот. вересковый
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ERICACEOUS — (a) вересковый
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ERICACEOUS — a бот. вересковый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ERICACEOUS — a бот. вересковый
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ERICACEOUS — бот. вересковый (ботаника) вересковый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ERICACEOUS — Pronunciation: ˌ er- ə - ' k ā -sh ə s Function: adjective Date: circa 1859 : of, relating to, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LABRADOR TEA — noun Date: 1767 a low-growing ericaceous evergreen shrub ( Ledum groenlandicum ) chiefly of northern North America with white or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BILBERRY — noun Etymology: bil- (probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish bølle whortleberry) + berry Date: 1577 any of several ericaceous …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
URSOLIC ACID — |ər|sä]lik-, -sō] noun Etymology: 1 uva- ursi + -ol + -ic : a crystalline triterpenoid acid C 30 H 48 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FALSE HEATHER — noun 1. : any of several ericaceous plants that resemble true heather ; especially : beach heather 2. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANDROMEDOTOXIN — an|drämə(ˌ)dōˈtäksə̇n noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary andromed- (from New Latin Andromeda ) + -o- + toxin; originally formed in German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VACCINIUM — (n.) A genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.
Английский словарь Webster
SALAL-BERRY — (n.) The edible fruit of the Gaultheria Shallon, an ericaceous shrub found from California northwards. The berries are about the …
Английский словарь Webster
PIPEWOOD — (n.) An ericaceous shrub (Leucothoe acuminata) of the southern United States, from the wood of which pipe bowls are made.
Английский словарь Webster
LAMBKILL — (n.) A small American ericaceous shrub (Kalmia angustifolia); -- called also calfkill, sheepkill, sheep laurel, etc. It is supposed to …
Английский словарь Webster
GAULTHERIA — (n.) A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage, and, often, edible berries. It includes the American winter-green (Gaultheria procumbens), …
Английский словарь Webster
BLUEBERRY — (n.) The berry of several species of Vaccinium, an ericaceous genus, differing from the American huckleberries in containing numerous minute …
Английский словарь Webster
ANDROMEDA — (n.) A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a …
Английский словарь Webster
VACCINIUM — ( n. ) A genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SALAL-BERRY — ( n. ) The edible fruit of the Gaultheria Shallon, an ericaceous shrub found from California northwards. The berries are …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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