Erikoidowa

Erikoidowa is a Polish botanical adjective used to describe characteristics related to or resembling the ericoid group, particularly in reference to Ericaceae and their associated mycorrhizal forms. The feminine form erikoidowa commonly appears in phrases describing features of ericoid plants or ericoid mycorrhiza, such as in discussions of root morphology or fungal associations.

In botany, the term is most often encountered in the context of ericoid mycorrhiza, a symbiotic arrangement between ericaceous plants and certain soil fungi. This type of mycorrhiza is typical for members of the Ericaceae family and involves fungi from the Helotiales, including species such as Rhizoscyphus ericae. The adjective erikoidowa is used to characterize the relevant plant–fungus interactions as well as structural and functional traits of ericoid roots, which tend to be fine, short, and adapted to nutrient-poor, acidic soils.

Etymology reflects its link to Ericaceae and the English adjective ericoid, from which Polish forms derive. In Polish scientific writing, erikoidowa helps distinguish features specific to ericoid traits from other mycorrhizal types or root morphologies.

See also: ericoid mycorrhiza, Ericaceae, ericoid.