(of leaves) small and tough, resembling those of heather
Examples of 'ericoid' in a sentence
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Grey-sided voles also selected ericoid shrubs and tundra voles willows.
Eeva M Soininen, Virve T Ravolainen, Kari Anne Bråthen, Nigel G Yoccoz, Ludovic Gielly,Rolf A Ims 2013, 'Arctic Small Rodents Have Diverse Diets and Flexible Food Selection.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3694920?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This separation breaks down completely in a few species in which ericoid and philippioid flowersoccur within the same inflorescence.
E. G. H. Oliver 1988, 'Studies in the Ericoideae (Ericaceae). VI. The generic relationship between Ericaand in southern Africa,', Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservationhttps://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/975. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Plants with ericoid mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal associations coexist at the tree line and in many boreal forests.
Lixia Wang, Burenjargal Otgonsuren, Wenbiao Duan, Douglas Godbold 2018, 'Comparison of Root Surface Enzyme Activity of Ericaceous Plants and Picea abies Growingat the Tree Line in the Austrian Alps', Forestshttp://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/9/575. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)