heather.
An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”).
Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”).
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