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heather
(het̸h′ər)
noun
any of various low-growing plants of the heath family; esp., a plant (Calluna vulgaris) common in the British Isles, with scalelike leaves and stalks of small, bell-shaped, purplish-pink flowers
Origin: altered (after heath) < ME (northern & Scot) haddyr, prob. < OE *hædre, parallel with clofre, clover, mædre, madder
adjective
- like heather in color or appearance
- muted; soft: said of colors
- marked with flecks of various colors: heather tones
Related Forms:
- heathery adjective
noun
a feminine name
See heather in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A low-growing Eurasian shrub (Calluna vulgaris) growing in dense masses and having small evergreen leaves and clusters of small, bell-shaped pinkish-purple flowers. Also called ling2.
- See heath.
- A grayish purple to purplish red.
Origin:
Origin: Alteration (influenced by heath)
Origin: of Middle English hather
Origin: , probably from Old English *hǣddre
.Related Forms:
- heathˈer adjective
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