Heather

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A low-growing Eurasian shrub (Calluna vulgaris) growing in dense masses and having small evergreen leaves and clusters of small, bell-shaped pinkish-purple flowers. Also called ling2.
  • n. See heath.
  • n. A grayish purple to purplish red.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
  • n. The Ericaceae family.
  • n. Various species of the genus Erica.
  • n. Various species of the genus Cassiope.
  • n. A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
  • adj. Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Heath.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Heath: especially applied to Calluna vulgaris, the common heather.
  • n. The crowberry, Empetrum nigrum.
  • n. A tweed or similar fabric, usually 56 inches wide, woven of heather-wool, and presenting a color-effect like that of heather. Also called heather mixture.
  • n. Menziesia pilosa. See Menziesia.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
  • n. interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    heath    colour    color    coloring    colouring   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Heath    ling    brier    briar    white heath   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    altogether    feather    get-together    leather    nether    tether    together    weather    whether   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    heath    fern    furze    clover    honeysuckle    moss    brushwood    thyme    turf    lily