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heather
1[ heth-er ]
noun
- any of various heaths, especially Calluna vulgaris, of England and Scotland, having small, pinkish-purple flowers.
adjective
- (of a yarn or fabric color) subtly flecked or mottled:
all-cotton turtlenecks in your choice of five solid colors plus heather gray and heather green.
Heather
2[ heth-er ]
noun
- a female given name.
heather
/ ˈɛðə /
noun
- Also calledlingheath a low-growing evergreen Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Calluna vulgaris, that grows in dense masses on open ground and has clusters of small bell-shaped typically pinkish-purple flowers
- any of certain similar plants
- a purplish-red to pinkish-purple colour
adjective
- of a heather colour
- of or relating to interwoven yarns of mixed colours
heather mixture
Derived Forms
- ˈٳ, adjective
- ˈٳ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٳİ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of heather1
Example Sentences
People who manage land may burn gorse in a controlled manner to clear land for other purposes, and burn heather to encourage new shoots that are more palatable to game birds.
Due to the area being "a foot of snow over steep bouldery heather" the Rescue 912 helicopter from Humberside Airport was called.
Images show areas of rough covered in heather, with the course perched on the beach, yards from the North Sea.
There is one spot he likes near Muggleswick where he can lie on his back among the heather and watch the red kites soar above him.
Dear Esther, released in 2012, saw players exploring a moonlit Hebridean island, tromping through purple heather.
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