ericaceous

adjective

er·​i·​ca·​ceous ˌer-ə-ˈkā-shəs 

: of, relating to, or being a heath or the heath family

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Ericaceae, the heath family (from Erica erica + -aceae -aceae) + -ous

First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above