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Definition of Heather

1. Noun. Common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere.

2. Noun. Interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color.

Definition of Heather

1. n. Heath.

Definition of Heather

1. Proper noun. (given name female from=English) from the English noun heather. Popular in the end of the 20th century. ¹

2. Noun. (botany) An evergreen plant, ''Calluna vulgaris'', with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers. ¹

3. Noun. (botany) The Ericaceae family. ¹

4. Noun. (botany) Various species of the genus Erica. ¹

5. Noun. (botany) Various species of the genus Cassiope. ¹

6. Noun. A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue. ¹

7. Adjective. Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Heather

1. an evergreen shrub [n -S] : HEATHERY [adj]

Medical Definition of Heather

1. Heath. "Gorse and grass And heather, where his footsteps pass, The brighter seem. " (Longfellow) Heather bell, one of the pretty subglobose flowers of two European kinds of heather (Erica Tetralix, and E. Cinerea). See: Heath. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heather

heathendoms heathenesse heathenish heathenishly heathenishness heathenism heathenisms heathenize heathenized heathenizes

heathenizing heathenly heathenries heathenry heathens heather (current term) heather-bell heather-mixture heather bell heather mixture

heathered heatherlike heathers heathery heathfowl heathier heathiest heathland heathlands heathless

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