heath
/hiːθ/ noun C1- A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
- Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.
- in Erica spp.
- in Cassiope spp.
- in Daboecia spp.
- in Epacris spp. (Australian heath)
- in Leucopogon spp. (beard heath)
- in Phyllodoce spp. (mountain heath)
Plural heaths
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For the Avery scholarship was in English, and Anne felt that here her foot was on native heath.
A steep curve of heath-clad land, an outlying spur of the moor, lay in front of us.
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