noun

heather

heather

The hills were purple with heather.

The hills were purple with heather.

((heather)) a purple-flowered plant The hills are covered in heather.

Synonyms: gorse, broom (other moorland plants)

Related to 'heath', the type of land where this plant grows.

Heather is the plant that grows on a heath. Remember the 'h' connection.

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