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false heather

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Definition of false heather

1 : any of several ericaceous plants that resemble true heather especially : beach heather
2 : a small heathlike South American solanaceous shrub (Fabiana imbricata) that is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental usually in the coolhouse

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“False heather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20heather. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021.

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