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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ericaceous /ˌɛrɪˈkeɪʃəs/

▶adjective Botany

1 relating to or denoting plants of the heather family (Ericaceae).

2 (of compost) suitable for heathers and other lime-hating plants.

– origin C19: from mod. L. Ericaceae (pl.), from the genus name Erica (see erica).

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