relating to plants of the heather family; suitable for plants of the heather family or similar plants 与希瑟家族的植物有关;适用于希瑟家族的植物或类似植物 Use ericaceous compost for acid-loving plants such as foxgloves. 对喜欢酸的植物,如毛地黄,使用杜鹃花质堆肥。
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Ericaceae (plural), from the genus name Erica, from Greek ereikē.