Dictionary

heather en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈheðə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈhɛðə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈhɛðəɾ/ (Scotland)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhiːðəɹ/ (obsolete)
• /ˈhɛðɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of a purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.

Forms

heather en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈheðə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈhɛðə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈhɛðəɾ/ (Scotland)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhiːðəɹ/ (obsolete)
• /ˈhɛðɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
   • 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. 1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 9:
2. (countable, uncountable) A plant in the family Ericaceae.
3. (countable, uncountable) Various species of the genus Erica.
4. (countable, uncountable) Various species of the genus Cassiope.
5. (countable, uncountable) A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.
6. (countable, uncountable) The use of interwoven yarns of mixed colours to produce flecks.

Forms

Deriveds

heathered (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · heather-bleat (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · mock heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · winter heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · moss heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · goldenheather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · heather-bell (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · summer heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · bell heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · white heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · false heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · double heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · golden heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · heather grass (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · set the heather on fire (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · green heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · heather vole (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · American heather (Hudsonia tomentosa (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · common heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · winter-flowering heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · mountain heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · heatherlike (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · beach heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · take to the heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · heatherless (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · heather ale (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · heather-mixture (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · Scots heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · tree heather (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · heathery (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · heather cock (Terms derived from heather (noun)) · set the heather alight (Terms derived from heather (noun))

Relateds

hypericum · briar · whortleberry · heath · ericaceous · marsh andromeda

Synonyms

ling (Calluna vulgaris)

Translations (102)

fi kanerva (plant) · sh vres (various species of the genus Erica) · nl heide (plant) · hu hanga (plant) · gsw Brüüsch (various species of the genus Erica) · sjd нуҏҏт (plant) · de Erika (various species of the genus Erica) · it erica (plant) · fr bruyère (plant) · sh vresak (various species of the genus Erica) · sq shqopë (plant) · hu csarab (plant) · vro kanarik (plant) · lv vir̂zis (plant) · lt viržis (plant) · sh boja vreska (colour) · izh kanerva (plant) · it brugo (plant) · fa خلنگ (plant) · ga fraoch (plant) · da hedelyng (plant) · es urce (plant) · ca bruc (plant) · fo lyngur (plant) · gl uz (various species of the genus Erica) · fr éricacée (various species of the genus Erica) · de Heidekraut (plant) · sv ljung (various species of the genus Erica) · cmn 歐石楠 /欧石楠 (various species of the genus Erica) · fr callune (plant) · sh vresak (plant) · pt urze (plant) · pl wrzos (plant) · vep kanabrʹ (plant) · ast ucia (plant) · kw grug (plant) · cs vřesovec (various species of the genus Erica) · tr süpürge çalısı (various species of the genus Erica) · ast uz (plant) · ca bruc (various species of the genus Erica) · el ερείκη (plant) · de Heide (various species of the genus Erica) · ast urcia (plant) · gd fraoch (plant) · smn riddopáinu (plant) · mk врес (plant) · grc ἐρείκη (plant) · sh vrijesak (various species of the genus Erica) · vo brüyär (plant) · sh vrijes (various species of the genus Erica) · es brezo (plant) · da lyng (plant) · smn hiävuštooŋâs (plant) · gl breixo (plant) · ru ве́реск (plant) · pt urze (various species of the genus Erica) · ast bericiu (plant) · sh vrijesak (plant) · lv virsis (plant) · sh boja vrijesa (colour) · gl uz (plant) · de Besenheide (plant) · ar خَلَنْج (plant) · cs vřes (plant) · nrf brüethe (plant) · ca bruguera (plant) · eo eriko (plant) · gl breixo (various species of the genus Erica) · grc ἐρείκη (various species of the genus Erica) · no røsslyng (plant) · sv ljung (plant) · sms liiunj (plant) · cy ehöeg (colour) · sh boja vrijeska (colour) · sjd нуаҏҏт (plant) · sv klockljung (various species of the genus Erica) · cmn 帚石楠 (plant) · it erica (various species of the genus Erica) · cy grug (plant) · se heavušdaŋas (plant) · ja ギリュウモドキ (plant) · sjd кэцкас (plant) · gl queiroa (various species of the genus Erica) · it brugo (various species of the genus Erica) · lv virzis (plant) · br brug (plant) · is lyng (plant) · ro iarbă neagră (plant) · gd fraoch (various species of the genus Erica) · gl queiroa (plant) · ca bruguerola (plant) · tr süpürge otu (various species of the genus Erica) · fi kanerva (various species of the genus Erica) · sh vres (plant) · ast uza (plant) · fr bruyère (colour) · sh boja vresa (colour) · se livdnju (plant) · fr lilas (colour) · oc bruga (plant) · sh vrijes (plant) · el ρείκι (plant)