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Definition of Portuguese heath
1. Noun. Erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Portuguese Heath
Literary usage of Portuguese heath
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Portugal and Gallicia: With a Review of the Social and Political State of by Henry John George Herbert Carnarvon (1848)
"... of Communication— Villa Nova—Sierra de Monchique—Beauty of a portuguese heath—
Senhor Joaquim (Corregidor of Lagos): his kindness and hospitality. ..."
2. Portugal and Gallicia: With a Review of the Social and Political State of by Henry John George Herbert Carnarvon (1848)
"... of Communication— Villa Nova—Sierra de Monchique—Beauty of a portuguese heath—
Senhor Joaquim (Corregidor of Lagos): his kindness and hospitality. ..."
3. Portugal and Gallicia: With a Review of the Social and Political State of by Henry John George Herbert Carnarvon (1836)
"... of the People—Santiago—The Capitan Mor—Want of Communication—Villa Nova—Sierra
di Monchique—Beauty of a portuguese heath— ..."
4. Portugal and Galicia, with a Review of Social and Political State of the by Henry John George Herbert Carnarvon (1861)
"... of Communication— Villa Nova—Sierra de Monchique—Beauty of a portuguese heath—
Senhor Joaquim (Corregidor of Lagos): his kindness and hospitality. ..."
5. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"E. LUSITANICA (portuguese heath).—This is for Britain the most precious of the
taller Heaths, 2 to 4 feet high, and, hardier than the Tree Heath, ..."