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The definition of a heath is a wasteland, or a plant in the genera Erica or Calluna, or a former British Prime Minister.
(noun)- An example of a heath is a dirty and open outdoor area.
- An example of a heath is the heather plant.
- An example of Heath was Britain's Prime Minister Edward Heath from 1970 to 1974.
Heath is defined as part of the family Ericaceae of plants.
(adjective)An example of something heath is a blueberry shrub.
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See heath in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a tract of open wasteland, esp. in the British Isles, covered with heather, low shrubs, etc.; moor
- any plant of the heath family; esp., any of various shrubs and plants (genera Erica and Calluna) that grow on heaths, as heather
Origin: ME hethe < OE hæth, akin to Ger heide, wasteland, heath < IE base *kaito-, forested or uncultivated land > Welsh coed, forest
adjective
designating a family (Ericaceae, order Ericales) of dicotyledonous woody shrubs and small trees, including the blueberry, mountain laurel, and rhododendrons
Heath,
Edward (Richard George) 1916-2005; Eng. politician: prime minister (1970-74)
See heath in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Any of various usually low-growing shrubs of the genus Erica and related genera, native to Europe and South Africa and having small evergreen leaves and small, colorful, urn-shaped flowers. Also called heather.
- An extensive tract of uncultivated open land covered with herbage and low shrubs; a moor.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, uncultivated land
Origin: , from Old English hǣth; see kaito- in Indo-European roots
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British politician who as prime minister (1970-1974) secured his country's entry into the Common Market (1973) and sought to offset high inflation by controlling wages, which led to a crippling miners' strike (1974).
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