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Scots heather

Scots heather

8.9
A low evergreen shrub with small purple or pink flowers that covers moors in Scotland
  • noun
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  • The hills were covered in Scots heather, creating a stunning purple landscape.

Examples

  • The Scots heather blooms beautifully in late summer.

  • Wildlife thrives in the dense Scots heather of the moors.

  • She picked some Scots heather to decorate the cottage.

  • Many tourists admire the Scots heather in the Highlands.

  • The hills were covered in Scots heather, creating a stunning purple landscape.

  • Wildlife thrives in the dense Scots heather of the moors.

  • Many tourists admire the Scots heather in the Highlands.

Synonyms

heather
vsScots heather
176 4.9

A low evergreen shrub with small purple or pink flowers that grows on moors

is the same northern shrub but emphasises a tie to one northern country
Calluna vulgaris
vsScots heather
  • Specialized
8.4

A low evergreen bush with small pink or purple flowers

focuses on occurrence across the Northern Hemisphere especially in a specific northern country
ling
vsScots heather
  • UK
9.9

A low evergreen shrub with small pink or purple flowers found on moors

highlights the shrub as widespread in northern areas with ties to one northern country

Surface Forms

Scots heather singular
Scots heathers plural

Morphology

Scots + heather

The meaning is fully compositional: 'Scots' = pertaining to Scotland and 'heather' = the low evergreen shrub, so 'Scots heather' straightforwardly denotes heather from Scotland. This is a literal noun phrase with no idiomatic shift, so a B1 learner who knows both words will be able to understand it.

Etymology

Scots heather is the simple name for the low bush with small purple flowers that often covers the hills of Scotland. The word heather names the plant and Scots shows the place, so the name means the heather that grows in Scotland.