Main Entry: ¹heath·er

Pronunciation: \ˈhe-thər\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English (northern) hather

Date: 14th century

: heath 2a; especially : a common Eurasian heath (Calluna vulgaris) of northern and alpine regions that has small crowded sessile leaves and racemes of tiny usually purplish-pink flowers and is naturalized in the northeastern United States