HyperDic: heath

English > 2 senses of the word *heath*:
NOUN	plant	heath	a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae
NOUN	location	heath, heathland	a tract of level wasteland

heath > pronunciation
Sounds	hhiy'th
Rhymes	beneath ... wreath: 7 rhymes with iyth...

English > *heath*: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	A low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers.
Member of	Ericaceae, family Ericaceae, heath family	heathers
Narrower	Connemara heath, St. Dabeoc's heath, Daboecia cantabrica	Low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple
	erica, true heath	Any plant of the genus Erica
	heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgaris	common Old World heath represented by many varieties
	mountain heath, Phyllodoce caerulea, Bryanthus taxifolius	small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers
	purple heather, Brewer's mountain heather, Phyllodoce breweri	semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States
	spike heath, Bruckenthalia spiculifolia	small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
	white heather, Cassiope mertensiana	heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers
Broader	shrub, bush	A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanish	brezo
Adjectives	heathlike	resembling heath

English > *heath*: 2 senses > noun 2, location
Meaning	A tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation.
Synonym	heathland
Region	United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain	A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Broader	barren, waste, wasteland	An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
Spanish	brezal, brezo

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