heather
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- noun
- /ˈhɛðər/
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- He probably loves it, the rolling hills, the heather.
- heather and gorse
Examples
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"It's lovely when it's warm and the heather's in flower.
Fiction book (1996) -
William and Marion race along the heather, up and down hills, through swollen streams.
Fiction book (1995) -
Well, at any rate, a good tramp over the moors and the smell of the heather, may help me forget London and case histories of neurotic ladies.
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During our hike, we walked through fields filled with beautiful heather blooming in purple and pink.
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The heather on the hillside provided a lovely backdrop for our picnic in the sun.
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In autumn, the heather turns a rich shade of purple, painting the moors with vibrant color.
Synonyms
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A low evergreen shrub with small pink or purple bell-shaped flowers
A low evergreen bush with small pink or purple flowers
A low evergreen shrub with small purple or pink flowers that covers moors in Scotland
A low evergreen shrub with small pink or purple flowers found on moors
A low plant like heather with many purple or pink flowers
A small bush like heather with many tiny flowers
Compounds
A small plant with fine white hairs that grows on sandy beaches in northeastern North America
A small European shrub with thin needle-like leaves and bell-shaped purple or pink flowers
A low green bush from the western United States with small leaves and purple flowers
A low evergreen shrub with small purple or pink flowers that covers moors in Scotland
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Heather comes from the old English word heath, which means 'open land' or 'moor', because this low shrub grows on heaths and windswept hills. That's why heather today names the purple-flowered, evergreen plant you see on moors.