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heath


Main Entry: heath
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 humus
2 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 \-ləs\ adjective

heath·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

heathy \ˈhē-thē\ adjective


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