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ALL meanings of heather

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  • noun heather A purple-flowered Eurasian heath that grows abundantly on moorland and heathland. Many ornamental varieties have been developed. 1
  • noun heather a female given name. 1
  • adjective heather (of a yarn or fabric color) subtly flecked or mottled: all-cotton turtlenecks in your choice of five solid colors plus heather gray and heather green. 1
  • uncountable noun heather Heather is a low, spreading plant with small purple, pink, or white flowers. Heather grows wild in Europe on high land with poor soil. 0
  • noun heather a low-growing evergreen Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Calluna vulgaris, that grows in dense masses on open ground and has clusters of small bell-shaped typically pinkish-purple flowers 0
  • noun heather any of certain similar plants 0
  • noun heather a purplish-red to pinkish-purple colour 0
  • adjective heather of a heather colour 0
  • adjective heather of or relating to interwoven yarns of mixed colours 0
  • noun heather a feminine name 0
  • noun heather any of various low-growing plants of the heath family; esp., a plant (Calluna vulgaris) common in the British Isles, with scalelike leaves and stalks of small, bell-shaped, purplish-pink flowers 0
  • adjective heather like heather in color or appearance 0
  • adjective heather muted; soft 0
  • adjective heather marked with flecks of various colors 0
  • noun heather (botany) An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers. 0
  • noun heather (botany) The Ericaceae family. 0
  • noun heather (botany) Various species of the genus Erica. 0
  • noun heather (botany) Various species of the genus Cassiope. 0
  • noun heather A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue. 0
  • adjective heather Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue. 0
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