heather

UK /ˈhɛðɚ/ US /ˈhɛðɚ/
noun 5name 4adj 1

Definitions

noun

1

An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.

The cutting sides were gay with heather in bloom, and masses of dainty Scots bluebells, while patches of clear sky overhead were bringing life and colour to the sea.

2

A plant in the family Ericaceae.

3

Various species of the genus Erica.

4

Various species of the genus Cassiope.

5

A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.

adj

1

Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.

name

1

A female given name from English.

She struck his fancy - that pretty girl with the quaint name: sweet Heather Bell, as Mr. Travers always called her. "The name was a fancy of her godfather, an eccentric bachelor," the lady explained. " She was the youngest of three daughters, and the other two were called, respectively, 'Lily' and 'Rose'. 'Call this one Heather,' said Mr. Stewart, who loved Scotland and her purple mountains, 'she will grow up like the heather, perhaps - strong, hardy, a wild flower, worth of a hundred of your garden rarities.'

"I like Hazel and Heather," Angel said, after a while. "They're both names of plants, so they sort of go with Rose." "I don't have no plant, I got a little girl," Rose Rose said, smiling.

2

A surname from Middle English.

3

A village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3910).

4

An unincorporated community in Marion County, Missouri, United States.

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