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1heather

noun heath·er \ˈhe-thər\

: a low-growing plant of northern areas that has small leaves and tiny white or purplish-pink flowers

Full Definition of HEATHER

:  heath 2a; especially :  a common Eurasian heath (Calluna vulgaris) of northern and alpine regions that has small crowded sessile leaves and racemes of tiny usually purplish-pink flowers and is naturalized in the northeastern United States
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Origin of HEATHER

Middle English (northern) hather
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

Rhymes with HEATHER

feather, leather, nether, tether, weather, wether, whether

2heather

adjective

Definition of HEATHER

:  heathery

First Known Use of HEATHER

1615

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

Rhymes with HEATHER

feather, leather, tether, weather, whether
HEATHER Defined for Kids

heather

noun heath·er \ˈhe-thər\

Definition of HEATHER for Kids

:  an evergreen heath of northern and mountainous areas with pink flowers and needlelike leaves

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15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. heather
  2. heather ale
  3. heather bell
  4. heather-bleat
  5. heather cat
  6. heather cow
  7. heather grass
  8. American heather
  9. beach heather
  10. bell heather
  11. false heather
  12. gold heather
  13. Scotch heather
  14. red heath
  15. winter heath
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