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heath

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
heath 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈhēth\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English heth, from Old English ̄th; akin to Old High German heida heather, Old Welsh coit forest
Date:
before 12th century
1 a: a tract of wasteland b: an extensive area of rather level open uncultivated land usually with poor coarse soil, inferior drainage, and a surface rich in peat or peaty humus2 a: any of a family (Ericaceae, the heath family) of shrubby dicotyledonous and often evergreen plants that thrive on open barren usually acid and ill-drained soil ; especially : an evergreen subshrub of either of two genera (Erica and Calluna) with whorls of needlelike leaves and clusters of small flowers b: any of various plants that resemble true heaths
heath·less 
          Listen to the pronunciation of heathless \-ləs\ adjective
heath·like 
          Listen to the pronunciation of heathlike \-ˌlīk\ adjective
heathy 
          Listen to the pronunciation of heathy \ˈhē-thē\ adjective


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