heath

heath
heath [hēth]
n.
[ME hethe < OE hæth, akin to Ger heide, wasteland, heath < IE base * kaito-, forested or uncultivated land > Welsh coed, forest]
1. a tract of open wasteland, esp. in the British Isles, covered with heather, low shrubs, etc.; moor
2. any plant of the heath family; esp., any of various shrubs and plants (genera Erica and Calluna) that grow on heaths, as heather
adj.
designating a family (Ericaceae, order Ericales) of dicotyledonous woody shrubs and small trees, including the blueberry, mountain laurel, and rhododendrons
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one's native heath
the place of one's birth or childhood

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Synonyms:
, (Calluna vulgaris) / , /


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