heather

heather
noun
  1. [mass noun]a purple-flowered Eurasian heath that grows abundantly on moorland and heathland. Many ornamental varieties have been developed
    石南。 亦称 ling
  2. Calluna vulgaris, family Ericaceae (the heather family). This family includes the rhododendrons and azaleas as well as the bilberries and many other berry-bearing dwarf shrubs
    拉丁名Calluna Vulgaris,杜鹃花科。该科包括各种杜鹃以及欧洲越桔和其他许多结浆果的小灌木
    ■(informal)any similar plant of this family; a heath
    (非正式)石南
派生
heathery
adjective
语源
  1. Old English hadre, hedre (recorded in place names), of unknown origin. The word was chiefly Scots until the 16th cent.; the change in the first syllable in the 18th cent. was due to association with heath
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