heather
See also: Heather
English
Etymology
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Originally only Scottish, in forms with /d/ such as hedder, whereas heath was used in the South of England. So the form heather may be a comparatively modern alteration by association with heath, rather than a cognate.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛðə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: heath‧er
Noun
heather (countable and uncountable, plural heathers)
- (botany) An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
- (botany) The Ericaceae family.
- (botany) Various species of the genus Erica.
- (botany) Various species of the genus Cassiope.
- A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
- heather:
- (textiles) The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks.
Synonyms
- (Calluna vulgaris): ling
Related terms
Derived terms
Terms derived from heather (noun)
- bell heather, heather-bell (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.)
- common heather
- double heather
- heather grass
- heather-mixture
- heather vole
- heathery
- mock heather
See also
other terms of interest
Further reading
heather on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ericaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Ericaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Translations
plant
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various species of the genus Erica
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colour
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Adjective
heather (not comparable)
- Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.