heather

CEFRC1

/ˈhɛðə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small plant with purple or pink flowers.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A plant in the family Ericaceae.

Examples

  • Heather loves the way she lives her life.

  • Heather is a cute girl.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈheðə/
  • /ˈhiːðəɹ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Various species of the genus Erica.

  2. An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.

  3. Various species of the genus Cassiope.

More examples

In context

  • The cutting sides were gay with heather in bloom, and masses of dainty Scots bluebells, while patches of clear sky overhead were bringing life and colour to the sea.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English hather, hathir, from Old English *hǣddre and hǣþ (“heather”), cognate with Scots hedder, hadder, heddir (“heather”), Saterland Frisian Heede (“heather”), West Frisian heide (“heather”), Dutch heide (“heather”), German Low German Heide, Heid (“heather”), German Heide (“heather”).