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heath

/hiːθ/ noun C1
  1. A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae. (countable, uncountable)
  3. in Erica spp. (countable, uncountable)
  4. in Cassiope spp. (countable, uncountable)
  5. in Daboecia spp. (countable, uncountable)
  6. in Epacris spp. (Australian heath) (countable, uncountable)
  7. in Leucopogon spp. (beard heath) (countable, uncountable)
  8. in Phyllodoce spp. (mountain heath) (countable, uncountable)

Plural heaths

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For the Avery scholarship was in English, and Anne felt that here her foot was on native heath.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 295 · C1
A steep curve of heath-clad land, an outlying spur of the moor, lay in front of us.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 67 · C1

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