heather
/ˈhɛðɚ/ noun C1- An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
- A plant in the family Ericaceae.
- Various species of the genus Erica.
- Various species of the genus Cassiope.
- A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
- The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks.
Plural heathers
From the library
The heather and the gorse about
And leave my heather blooms.
We were fortunate enough to catch an early train at Waterloo, and in a little under an hour we found ourselves among the fir-woods and the heather of Woking.
He stretched forth his hand, and touched stone; he rose to his seat, and found himself lying on his bournous in a bed of dry heather, very soft and odoriferous.
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